(VIDEO) Harris County, TX – Court Order to release those who say they "cannot afford bail" under fire as failure to appear rates increase in just 17 days
It took only 17 days for Harris County officials and judges to realize that there are serious safety concerns when offenders are released on nothing more than a “promise to appear” just because they say they are poor. An April ruling by Chief U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal required the release of qualifying defendants who…
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Texas legislature slams the door shut on Jersey-like bail reform – "Not in Texas"
Major Momentum Shift: Texas Legislature Squarely Rejects New Jersey-Style Bail Reform (press release by the American Bail Coalition – March 30 2017) As the gavel came down last night in Austin and the Texas Legislature adjourned sine die, a historic attempt by Senator John Whitmire and Chief Justice Nathan Hecht to undo Texas’s bail system…
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President of "Stop Child Predators" Opposes Texas Bail Reform Bill – Points Finger at New Jersey
Stacie Rumenap, President of Stop Child Predators, opposes the proposed Texas Bail Reform legislation SB 1338 – warning that “holding abusers accountable is a necessary component of the criminal justice system, and is paramount to the victim’s healing process.” “Such a measure removes the ability of victims to be heard because defendants too often fail…
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Texas (video) – American Bail Coalition Testifies In Texas In Opposition of SB-1338 | Bail Reform
As Texas considers Bail Reform legislation – Jeff Clayton, Executive Policy Director for the American Bail Coalition, testified before the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence last week. Unable to display content. Adobe Flash is required. Texas Senate Bill 1338 Senate Bill 1338 has been introduced in Texas and would eliminate the fundamental constitutional right to bail in criminal…
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Bail Reform and Cops: "If you can't trust a Cop, who can you trust?"
In case you haven’t heard, New Jersey implemented their version of bail reform in the form of the Criminal Justice Reform Act – which began Jan 1 2017. So what do COPS think of bail reform? It didn’t take long for bail reform to get under the skins of police officers in New Jersey. The revolving…
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Texas Showdown – TAKE ACTION to STOP HB-3011 on April 17 – the "Get Out of Jail FREE" Bill
Criminal Justice Reform, as it relates to pretrial release, will be on center stage April 17 @ 2:00 pm during a public hearing on House Bill 3011 – a Bill sponsored by Andrew Murr which is designed to promote the pretrial release of offenders…without the constraints of bail. Houston – House Bill 3011 would eliminate the fundamental constitutional right…
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Houston, TX – Concern Over Pending Bail Reform Bill Mounts As HB-3011 Set For Showdown April 17
Criminal Justice Reform, as it relates to pretrial release, will be on center stage April 17 @ 2:00 pm during a public hearing on House Bill 3011 – a Bill sponsored by Andrew Murr which is designed to promote the pretrial release of offenders…without the constraints of bail. Houston – House Bill 3011 would eliminate the fundamental constitutional right…
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Bail Reform and the Poor: Why the Truth Might Surprise You
Behind the Paper with Brian Nairin There is “one fact” out there that public sector pretrial proponents don’t want anyone to know. And that fact is that the poor don’t really languish away in jail because of the bail bond industry. Why don’t they want anyone to know? Because that one piece of information completely discredits…
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"SurveyMonkey" Texas Survey – 77% Polled Say "NO" to Proposed Bail Reform Measures
Not In Texas…77% polled say they do NOT want offenders released simply because they are unable to post bail. A survey recently conducted by Survey Monkey revealed that most people DO NOT want bail reform coming to Texas. Click here the Full Survey – Texas Bail Reform Survey
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