Houston Public MediaMay 7, 2025

After struggling to gain enough bipartisan support to tighten the state’s bail laws, Texas Republicans appear closer than ever to achieving their goal of amending the state Constitution to keep more defendants behind bars pretrial.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/05/07/520731/in-bail-talks-lawmakers-close-in-on-texas-gop-goal-of-keeping-defendants-in-jail/

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In bail talks, lawmakers close in on Texas GOP goal of keeping defendants in jail

While Gov. Greg Abbott steps up his push for stricter bail rules, critics seek a balance between the rights of the accused and the goal of keeping dangerous defendants behind bars.

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Houston Public MediaApr 30, 2025

The American Civil Liberties Union of Texas and criminal justice organizations are asking state lawmakers to roll back bills that would keep people accused of violent crimes in jail before their cases move to trial.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/criminal-justice/2025/04/30/520217/criminal-justice-aclu-advocates-decry-bail-reform-legislation-while-abbott-advocates/

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Criminal justice, ACLU advocates decry bail reform legislation while Abbott advocates

Texas Governor Greg Abbott championed a package of bail reform legislation in Houston that would keep more people accused of certain crimes behind bars, setting back a centuries-old article of the Texas constitution that says almost all prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient sureties.

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BC Info BotJun 23, 2023
Global News BC: ‘Prisoner in my own home’: Nanaimo residents hold another anti-crime rally https://globalnews.ca/news/9789398/nanaimo-anti-crime-rally-bail-reform/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #Nanaimoanti-crimerally #BailReformLegislation #Nanaimopublicsafety #NanaimoCrimeRally #RepeatOffenders #Nanaimocrime #NanaimoRCMP #BailReform #DavidEby #NobbHill #Crime
‘Prisoner in my own home’: Nanaimo residents hold another anti-crime rally

The rally comes as the House of Commons rises for the summer, without passing bail reform legislation that provincial governments have been advocating for, for many months on end. 

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