Bail Reform Panel | vitalvoices Speaker Series |
Channel: UHD College of Public Service
Date: 2020-03-09

The Center for Public Service and Community Research presents a panel discussion on Harris County’s historic Bail Reform lawsuit. For this vitalvoices event, moderated by Dr. Dawn McCarthy, panelists include:
 
· The honorable Sheriff Ed Gonzales
· Virginia Ryan, a Harris County Jail Population Management Specialist
· Dr. Ana Yáñez-Correa, Director of Policy, Office of  Commissioner Rodney Ellis of HC Precinct 1
· Dr. Kevin Buckler, UHD Criminal Justice professor
 
The Bail Reform settlement approved in November 2019 by federal judge, Lee H. Rosenthal, will be discussed. The federal lawsuit resulted in the overhaul of the Harris County’s cash bail system as it relates to misdemeanor offenders. The class action lawsuit filed in 2016 on behalf of indigent defendants asserted that bail cash bail practices in Harris County violated basic constitutional freedoms.
 
But, where do we go from here? How will bail reform actually be implemented? What about the concerns of some that victim rights will be unprotected, and that our streets will become less safe? Our panel discusses these and other topics related to bail reform. 

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