By Kevin L. Collins | Published July 6, 2020 | Posted in COVID-19, Criminal Law | Tagged Tags: bail reform, coronavirus, Marshall Project, no-cost personal bonds | Comments Off on Pressure Grows to Shrink Jail Populations Due to COVID-19 Infections
Texas Governor Greg Abbott is facing renewed calls to shrink jail populations to help people avoid possibly contracting COVID-19 as the state has become the nation’s biggest virus hotbed. By the end of June, more than 8,200 inmates in the Texas prison system had tested positive for COVID-19 and 79 prisoners had died of the Read More
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