On August 11, 2016, the Fourteenth Court of Appeal, based in Houston, issued an opinion in Ex parte Donaldson[1] that set out the legal…
The Texas Judicial Council (TJC) in 2015 established a “Criminal Justice Committee” to study bail practices in the state. The Committee recently released its…
The killing of a mentally ill, 66-year old, African American woman by police has been officially criticized as violating NYPD police policy. Deborah Danner…
Last month, on the heels of a string of high-profile police killings, the nation again witnessed two fatal police shootings: one in El Cajon,…
The Harris County Jail (“Jail”) houses more than 9,000 inmates and is the third largest jail in the country. We have previously stated the…
From arrest to incarceration, the nation’s criminal justice system is flawed with disparities-the poor and racial minorities bearing the brunt of the inequities. This…
The Harris County Jail (HCJ)is the third largest jail in the United States, and the largest in the State of Texas. It houses roughly…
86 Year Federal Sentence Handed to the Gray Lady of Bagram Greater Than Necessary, Cruel and Unusual Depending on who you believe, Dr. Aafia…
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