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Below the Waterlines: Houston After Hurricane Harvey
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Harris County’s Bail Reform Takes The National Stage

Andrew Schneider

Posted on September 18, 2019 · Criminal justice reform was a major topic at Houston’s recent Democratic presidential debate.

Tags bail reform criminal justice reform Democratic presidential debate Harris County Courts harris county jail

Politics

Harris County Delays Hundreds Of Trials Due To Harvey Damage

Andrew Schneider

Posted on September 6, 2017 · The Criminal Justice Center suffered extensive flood damage. Trials are being postponed, until new jury facilities can be set up and potential jurors notified where to go when summoned. That’s expected to take more than a month.

Tags Harris County Courts Harris County Criminal Justice Center harris county district clerk harvey damage jury duty

Harris County officials are confident the latest judicial development regarding the Texas Voter ID Law will not have a big impact on the November 8th election.

Election 2016

Harris County Courts Brace For Potential Democratic Wave

Andrew Schneider

Posted on October 14, 2016 · In 2008, a strong turnout for Barack Obama swept Republican incumbents off the district court benches. A backlash against Donald Trump may bring a similar result in 2016.

Tags Donald Trump election 2016 Harris County Courts hillary clinton judges

News

New Assessment Tool Helps Judges Decide Whether To Release Or Detain Defendants

Ed Mayberry

Posted on May 24, 2016 · Harris County courts will soon use a data-driven risk assessment tool to help judges gauge the risk a defendant poses.

Tags criminal justice system data driven data Harris County Courts Laura and John Arnold Foundation Public Safety Risk Assessment

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Arts & Culture

New Opera Tells Story of Historic Harris County Court Case

Amy Bishop

Posted on May 3, 2016 · When members of Houston Grand Opera’s HGOco perform tonight, it won’t be on the Wortham Theater stage, but inside a courtroom full of lawyers.

Tags Baker Botts LLP Harris County Courts Houston Bar Association John Cornelius II Laura Gibson Peter Gray Racial Trials What Wings They Were: The Case of Emeline

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I SEE U, Episode 13: The Radical Forgiveness of Anthony Graves [Encore]

Eddie Robinson

Posted on July 29, 2022 · Death Row Exoneree Anthony Graves is fighting for a fair criminal justice system, but is Texas willing to take action? This is an encore of the August 14, 2021 broadcast.

Tags anthony graves Anthony Graves exoneration charles sebesta criminal justice criminal justice reform criminal justice system death row Democracy Now Eddie Robinson execution houston i see u local news news 88.7 Nicole Casarez podcasts solitary confinement Stations texas

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Harris County will spend $25 million to transfer inmates hours away. Many are awaiting trial

Cory McGinnis

Posted on July 21, 2022 · The inmates are headed to a correctional facility in West Texas. It's the second time the county has transferred inmates this year due to overcrowding.

Tags city jails Harris county commissioner harris county jail

Criminal Justice

Nearly 300 people were released from Harris County Jail after a computer system outage

Lucio Vasquez

Posted on March 31, 2022 · The outage prevented detainees from appearing in front of a judge within a state-required time frame, leading to the mass release.

Tags harris county jail Network outage

Houston Matters

Bail bond reform measure fails, and electric vehicles in Houston (March 11, 2022)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on March 11, 2022 · On Thursday's show: We learn why a measure that would have set a minimum down payment recquired in order to bond out of jail on certain offenses failed to pass, we discuss where the infrastructre stands for electric vehicles in Houston, and we learn about a new exhibit on the life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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