Texas’ systems for deciding who should remain behind bars while awaiting trialhave long been criticizedfor unfairly keeping poor people locked up simply because they don't have the cash to post bail. But it is the death of a police officer and rising homicide rates that have prompted the Texas Legislature to prioritize rewriting the rules […]
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