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Gothmog

(144,939 posts) Sun Mar 29, 2020, 06:05 PM Mar 2020

Abbott is suspending TX bail laws to ban judges from releasing people from jail on no-cost bonds

Harris County just adopted bail reformed a while back. Greg is an idiot

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Abbott is suspending TX bail laws to ban judges from releasing people from jail on no-cost bonds (Original Post) Gothmog Mar 2020 OP

Of course he is. He's a republican't. efhmc Mar 2020 #1

There must be money involved. procon Mar 2020 #2

We need to be reducing jail populations Gothmog Mar 2020 #3

How do you suspend the Constitution Gothmog Mar 2020 #4

efhmc

(14,723 posts)

1. Of course he is. He's a republican't.

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Sun Mar 29, 2020, 06:10 PM

Mar 2020

Only unfortunately here he can.

procon

(15,805 posts)

2. There must be money involved.

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Sun Mar 29, 2020, 06:14 PM

Mar 2020

People in prisons are going to die in far greater numbers than those on the outside. Their lives aren't worth the price of their bail.

Should I guess that the majority are people of color?