Category Archives: Criminal Justice Reform
Racism and Human Indifference Leads to Unnecessary Jail Deaths
Sandra Bland was arrested for a minor traffic violation by a Texas state trooper in Waller County in July 2015. She was placed in…
Rural and Suburban Counties Set New “Tough on Crime” Agenda
Crime reached unprecedented levels in the 1980s and early 1990s before it began a precipitous decline beginning in 1995. Experts from every field in…
Should A Registered Sex Offender Have Access to Social Media? Supreme Court May Decide
The State of North Carolina does not believe registered sex offenders should enjoy access to social media. State lawmakers made this clear in 2008…
Excessive Bail in Texas
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…
Texas Bail System Indicted in Scathing Report
The Texas Judicial Council (TJC) in 2015 established a “Criminal Justice Committee” to study bail practices in the state. The Committee recently released its…
Police Shootings, Abuse and The Mentally Ill
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…
Abuse of Lethal Force by Police
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,…
Its Hell to Be Poor in Texas’ County Jails
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…
Bail and The Poor: Justice System Uses One to Punish the Other
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…
Bail Reform Desperately Needed in Texas as Thousands Languish in Jail Awaiting Their Day in Court
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…
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