From Name

From Email

To Name

To Email

Message

Houston police chief, victims' advocates angered by cases of accused murderers released on multiple bonds

from KPRC-TV

Houston police chief, victims' advocates angered by cases of accused murderers released on multiple bonds KPRC-TV From the streets of Harris County to the state capitol, bail reform has been an intensely debated topic. While a federal lawsuit addressed inequities in misdemeanor cases, the way bond in felony cases is handled remains in dispute. “I started noticing a trend when I started to look at the cases of defendants that were charged with murder,” said Andy Kahan with Crimestoppers Houston. “A lot of them had multiple felony bonds, a lot of them were on (personal) bonds, a lot of them had violated their bonds.” READ MORE

more