Category Archives: Bail Reform

Oct 25 2025

Constitutional Right to Bond Under Attack, Again

In 2025, Texas lawmakers once again turned their attention to “bail reform.” Governor Greg Abbott and his allies in the Legislature pushed through several…

May 18 2025

Efforts to Amend Constitution to Prevent Bail Based on Lies

We recently posted a piece about how local Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) has once again lobbied the Texas Legislature during its 2025 session to…

May 16 2025

Governor Abbott’s “Bail Reforms” Don’t Protect the Community, Kill People Denied Bail

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has endorsed strict bail policies and legislation in recent years under the disingenuous title of "bail reform." The governor has…

Feb 09 2025

Is There a Nexus between Bail Reform and Violent Crime?

Various media reports show that gun homicides, mass shootings, and gun violence all decreased in 2024 as compared to 2023. In fact, gun violence…

Sep 02 2023

Harris County Jail: “Place of Torment and Punishment”

There are more than 3,000 county jails in the United States. They house more than 650,000 inmates on any given day. Roughly 70 percent…

Jul 04 2023

Fifth Circuit Closes Door on Bail Reform Litigation

In the late 1960s and into the early 1970s, federal courts across the country suddenly faced an increasing number of lawsuits from state prisoners…

Sep 13 2022

Despite Governor’s Fear Mongering, Bail Reform Works in Harris County

In current reelection campaign ads, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tries to bolster his artificial “law-and-order” bona fides with assertions that he stopped dangerous criminal…

Jun 26 2022

Bail Reform is Not the Cause of Rising Crime

The COVID 19 pandemic (“pandemic”) taught the American criminal justice system one thing: the nation’s cash bail system is a for-profit practice that has…