Harris County Bail Reform Since 2019

In 2019, Harris County underwent a massive bail reform as related to misdemeanor cases and practices. Prior to 2019, the misdemeanor courts in Harris County used a bail schedule to arbitrarily set bail based on the offense title alone. Since 2019, Harris County, Texas—America’s third-largest county—has undergone a sweeping transformation in the way misdemeanor bail is […]

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