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Solutions for Harris County jail overcrowding may come at ballot box

By Gritsforbreakfast

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I'm beginning to think the only way to solve Harris County's jail overcrowding problem may be at the ballot box this fall.It's been clear for a while now what policies the county needs to implement to reduce overcrowding, but I don't think they can happen unless voters oust judges who refuse to stop requiring high bail for low-level crimes, not to mention the Chuck-Rosenthal era prosecutorial leadership that's spearheaded policies that overuse the jail.The Houston Chronicle reports that Harris County may send 1,100 more prisoners to a private facility in Louisiana, joining 600 already housed in contract beds in the Bayou State. According to the Chron ("Harris County may send more inmates out of state," May 6):the sheriff's department is asking Commissioners Court for permission to send another 1,130 more inmates to Louisiana facilities...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on May 06, 2008 (boomark / email).

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