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Law
fromThe New Yorker
13 hours ago

A Musical Indictment of the Harris County Jail in "Criminal"

Harris County Jail houses over 9,000 people, masks systemic injustice with fake windows, high cash bail, and disproportionate pretrial detention of Black and Brown women.
Social justice
fromThe New Yorker
17 hours ago

A Musical Indictment of the Harris County Jail in "Criminal"

Cash-bail policies force poor defendants to await trial in harsh jail conditions, undermining the presumption of innocence and causing prolonged incarceration.
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