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Harris County Reduces Convictions For Marijuana Misdemeanor Possession By 80 Percent
Posted on · District Attorney Kim Ogg says Harris County is saving money and the pre-charge diversion program improves the work of regional law enforcement.
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Murder Charges Filed Against Houston Gang Member Suspected Of Killing Lamar High School Student
Posted on · Kendrick Johnson is also charged with the murder of Kenneth Roberson last September and is a suspect in a drive-by shooting in January.
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DA To Review 800 Cases Linked To Second Houston Cop Suspended Over Drug Raid
Posted on · Approximately 30 cases linked to Officer Steven Bryant are currently pending in court.
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Harris County DA Exonerates Former Death Row Inmate Alfred Dewayne Brown
Posted on · Kim Ogg says she accepts the findings of a special investigation about Brown’s case, who was on death row for almost 10 years. The probe concludes the prosecutor who worked on the case engaged in professional misconduct.
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Harris County DA To Ask For More Staff For Case Review, Houston’s Commission Against Gun Violence Releases Recommendations, And New Report On Hurricane Harvey
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
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DA To Ask For More Staff For Case Review Involving Officer In Deadly Drug Raid
Posted on · Kim Ogg says she will collaborate on the civil rights investigation launched by the FBI.
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Harris County DA To Review 1,400 Cases Involving Houston Cop Who Led Deadly Raid
Posted on · Twenty-seven of those cases are active. Officer Gerald Goines has been relieved of duty and is currently under criminal investigation.
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Activists Want Houston Police Department To End No-Knock Search Warrants After Deadly Raid
Posted on · The Greater Houston Coalition for Justice will hold a town hall meeting on Monday evening to discuss the raid and ask questions of Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo.
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Harris County Leaders Vote Against District Attorney’s $20 Million Budget Request To Hire More Prosecutors
Posted on · Under Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg's proposal, 102 additional prosecutors would have been hired.
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Full Show: Future Transit Projects, And Adventure Playgrounds (Feb. 12, 2019)
Posted on · On Tuesday's Houston Matters: The debate over hiring more prosecutors, planning to meet our future mass transit needs, adventure playgrounds, and novelist Ann Weisgarber.
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Harris County DA Says Her Request For More Prosecutors Has Been Politicized
Posted on · Criminal Justice reform groups have criticized Kim Ogg’s request to hire 102 new lawyers. They argue more people will be jailed, but the DA says her office needs more staff to handle a backlog of cases.
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Houston’s Police Chief Says A Shortage Of Prosecutors Could Lead To A “Perfect Storm” Of Crime
Posted on · The HPD chief says the DA’s office doesn’t have enough prosecutors and too many violent offenders are being released on low bonds.
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Full Show: Police Chief Acevedo Supports Hiring Additional Prosecutors, And A Perfect Day Off In Houston (Feb. 8, 2019)
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: We discuss Chief Art Acevedo's support of DA Kim Ogg’s request for additional prosecutors, the best ways to spend a day off in Houston, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the week's news. Plus, writer Alex Temblador.
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Abbott Announces 5 Emergency Items In State Of The State, Progressives Criticize Ogg’s Request For Increased Budget, And Cornyn Blasts Washington Bureaucracy
Posted on · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.
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Second Suspect Charged With Capital Murder For Killing Jazmine Barnes
Posted on · Larry Woodruffe was taken into custody on January 5 in East Harris County.