Harris County (Houston metro) is reforming the bail system:
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It will be interesting.
I will quibble on one point already. I do not consider DUI to be nonviolent in the sense that they do, ie not posing a threat to the community.
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Originally posted by Ken View PostThat's not what non-violent crime means though.
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Oh. In that case, never mind. - Wonderboy
GITH fails logic 101. - bryanbutler
Bah...OJH caught me. - Pogues
I don't know if you guys are being willfully ignorant, but... - Judge Jude
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Nice. Colorado is working on bail reform, too. Your post got me to look up the details of our two bills currently under consideration:
HB19-1225: Ends cash bail requirements for low-level traffic, petty, or municipal offenses, with a few sensible exceptions (traffic offenses involving death or injury, eluding a law enforcement officer).
HB19-1226: Requires each state judicial districts to implement a pretrial screening process and criteria for releasing certain individuals subject to no bail conditions. Also, requires that individuals be released with the least restrictive conditions possible without monetary conditions so long as they don't pose a substantial risk of danger, failure to appear in court, or obstruction of the criminal process.
These sound pretty good to me. I don't like our justice system using overbearing financial shakedowns to advance their goals."When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less."
"The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things."
"The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master - that's all."
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Originally posted by senorsheep View PostNice. Colorado is working on bail reform, too. Your post got me to look up the details of our two bills currently under consideration:
HB19-1225: Ends cash bail requirements for low-level traffic, petty, or municipal offenses, with a few sensible exceptions (traffic offenses involving death or injury, eluding a law enforcement officer).
HB19-1226: Requires each state judicial districts to implement a pretrial screening process and criteria for releasing certain individuals subject to no bail conditions. Also, requires that individuals be released with the least restrictive conditions possible without monetary conditions so long as they don't pose a substantial risk of danger, failure to appear in court, or obstruction of the criminal process.
These sound pretty good to me. I don't like our justice system using overbearing financial shakedowns to advance their goals.It certainly feels that way. But I'm distrustful of that feeling and am curious about evidence.
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Originally posted by TranaGreg View Postesp. when one of the goals is for private correctional facilities to make more money by incarcerating more people."When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less."
"The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things."
"The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master - that's all."
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