- Dallas County Jail population drops to all-time low
- [Harris] County Jail shipping inmates to Beaumont lockup
The causes of Harris County Jail overcrowding and the obvious solutions should by now be so familiar to Grits readers I shall not recite them here. The Morning News suggested five causes for the reduction in jail population in Dallas:
- Fewer arrests: "So far this year, there have been fewer new arrivals than in 2013 and 2014."
- More diversion programs, including one in which "Low-risk offenders who can’t post bail can pay a small fee and get out before their trial dates," i.e., personal bonds.
- New software lets "Cases ... be presented to grand juries faster, which shortens jail stays"
- Quicker prep for TDCJ pickup: Everybody cites this but one seldom sees data to support the claim.
- Inclement weather: Understandably, upon reflection, crime goes down when it rains.
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Over on Kuff's website, a local defense attorney whose family is in the bail bond business of course, tells us that most voters don't want bail reforms and pr bonds. The sheriff was quoted as saying the inclement weather has the opposite effect in harris county since bad weather closes the courts which backs everything up. Ideas?
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