Judge weighs temporary halt to money bail system
By: Gabrielle Banks © Houston Chronicle • Mar. 23, 2017 The call by two civil rights groups for an immediate fix to Harris County’s bail
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Harris County to place public defenders at bail hearings
By: Mihir Zaveri © Houston Chronicle • Mar. 14, 2017 Harris County commissioners on Tuesday approved a pilot program to make public defenders available at
Reaction on plan to decriminalize low-level marijuana charges
By: Brian Rogers © Houston Chronicle • Feb. 16, 2017 The Harris County district attorney’s plan to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana drew reactions swift