DOES EL PASO OFFER GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARDS? (excerpt from KLAQ-FM El Paso, Feb 27 2019) A study shows that El Paso is doing just that, losing millions and letting criminals simply walk away. The American Bail Coalition says the city of El Paso is letting some people skip paying their bailRead More →
Bail reform ideas let dangerous criminals go free [Opinion] (excerpt form the Houston Chronicle – Feb 24, 2019) It was the type of call every law enforcement officer dreads, but prepares for. An armed robbery, the second in about as many weeks, had taken place at a local pharmacy. TheRead More →
El Paso County Giving Accused Criminals 90%-100% Bail Discounts, Costing Taxpayers Millions, and Reducing Criminal Accountability El Paso County is all-in on bail reform, but it’s not what you might think. Is El Paso trying to identify cases where poor or destitute defendants who shouldn’t be in jail but shouldRead More →
LAWSUIT ASSERTS HARRIS COUNTY JUDGES CIRCUMVENTED DEFENDANTS’ CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO BAIL FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Lakewood, CO (February 14, 2019) – A lawsuit involving the on-going fight between bail reform and the legal right to bail was filed today (February 14) in the State District Court in Harris County, Texas. The caseRead More →
El Paso County is in the process of reforming its bail system. In fact, it recently hired former Mesa County Colorado Criminal Justice Services Manager Joel Bishop to implement a new bail system that moves away from the use of monetary bail and toward a system where release and conditionsRead More →
The ACLU of Texas – Careful Who You Partner With The ACLU of Texas is suing Galveston county, and let’s just say it isn’t going very well. The County, wisely, made a few simple changes to its bail system in line with what noted bail lawyer Ken Good, Esq. recommended some monthsRead More →
It is Time for the Texas Legislature to Act to Fix these Procedural Due Process Issues in the Bail Setting and Review Process On Thursday September 20, 2018, U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunctionRead More →
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit grants request to issue a stay in Harris County bail case giving the County Criminal Court at Law Judges a huge win. There is no right to an affordable bail in the United States—only a right to be heard within 48 hoursRead More →
