After $2.25 Million in Legal Expenses, How Much More Will Harris County Spend On Bail Suit?

Friday, May 5, 2017

Last week, in a scathing 193-page opinion, a federal judge ruled the misdemeanor bail system violates poor people's constitutional rights, given that people with money can go free within hours of arrest while those without must languish in jail until trial.

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