Harris County, TX – New Harris "public safety risk assessment" hard at work releasing offenders
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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Travis County, TX – Meth/Crack dealer released and FREE TO GO under Travis County’s “soft on crime” pretrial release – now Austin PD's "fugitive of the week"
Donovan Wilson, of Austin, was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance (methamphetamine) and intent to distribute on Aug 23. According to the Affidavit for Warrant obtained by US Bail Reform, Wilson was arrested with 10 pills of methamphetamine, a digital scale, 25 crack cocaine rocks, and suspected drug money. Wilson was released and FREE TO…
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Travis County, TX – Man charged with sexual assault of a child, former "fugitive of the week", released and FREE TO GO under Travis County's "soft on crime" pretrial release
Tom Peterson, 30, of Austin, was charged with Sexual Assault of a Child during an investigation in April 2016. According to the Affidavit for Warrant obtained by US Bail Reform, Peterson had engaged in sexual intercourse on at least four occasions with the daughter of a female he was dating at the time. Peterson was later featured…
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Travis County, TX – Man charged with distribution of methamphetamine released for FREE under Travis County’s “soft on crime” pretrial release
Cedrick Duffey, 32, was charged with the Delivery of a Controlled Substance, to wit: Methamphetamine, a State jail Felony. According to the Affidavit for Warrant obtained by US Bail Reform, Duffey was arrested during a routine traffic stop by police in possession of a “WD40” can that had been hollowed out to conceal the drugs. Inside, officers…
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Travis County, TX – Woman charged with sex trafficking of minor, now a fugitive, was released for FREE under Travis County's "soft on crime" pretrial release
Jenne Tovar, 19, was charged with “Trafficking of Persons/Child” involving the prostitution of a 14-year-old runaway in Dec 21, 2015. According to the Affidavit for Warrant obtained by US Bail Reform, Tovar, along with a male accomplice, enlisted the minor in prostitution for cash to buy drugs. Tovar was later released and FREE TO GO…
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Harris County, TX – Arnold Foundation sued in NJ for wrongful death over defective risk assessment tool just two days after debut in Harris County
BUYER BEWARE… The Laura and John Arnold Foundation, the developers of the risk assessment tool designed to assess those charged with criminal offenses in determining release decisions is being sued over the murder of a Millville, NJ man due to New Jersey’s new Bail Reform Act. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District…
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(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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