While attention nationally has been focused on creative solutions to pretrial detention at Rikers Island, a number of advocates I know have already been abuzz about this Texas news reported in the Houston Chronicle (June 28): "Earlier this month, Nathan Hecht, the Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme
Court, announced the creation of a committee to study the issue for the
Texas Judicial Council, the policy-making body for the state judiciary.
Depending on the results, they may throw their support behind changes
in the next legislative session."
Meanwhile, in Houston earlier this month, the McArthur Foundation "awarded Harris County a $150,000
planning grant, one of 20 doled out across the country to gather data
and encourage stakeholders to put together a proposal that is due in
January."
Your correspondent has focused on these questions since the earliest days of this blog, so I'm glad to see elected officials finally pushing for action at the Legislature and in Harris County, which are the two main places change must occur if reforms are going to stick.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
.jpg)
2 comments:
Reduce pre-trial detention? Obviously the new sheriff in Harris County didn't get that memo: http://www.ksla.com/story/29439920/harris-county-jail-crowding-sends-100-inmates-to-beaumont
I've been browsing online more than 3 hours lately, but I never discovered any fascinating article like yours. It's pretty value sufficient for me. In my view, if all site owners and bloggers made just right content as you did, the internet might be a lot more helpful than ever before. He was once totally right. This post truly made my day. You can not consider just how a lot time I had spent for this info! Thank you!
what kills bv bacteria 2015
Post a Comment