Advocacy Groups Demand Tangible Plan for Legal Defense at Bail Hearings
Short test run of the program didn’t cut it, they say
"...to implement 24/7/365 legal counsel for detainees at first bail hearings grows louder...."
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June 18, 2024 News Post by Camila Villarreal
Travis County’s Criminal Court Judges Skeptical of APD’s New Plan for Bail Hearings
Judges sent a letter to the city with their concerns
"...judges caught wind of an experimental system for conducting bail hearings that the Austin Police Department has been cooking..."
Dec. 19, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders
District Judges Take Another Step on Bail Reform
Felony judges direct Pre-Trial Services to review ability to pay
"...In another indicator that bail reform is on the current agenda at the Travis..."
Feb. 17, 2020 News Post by Michael King
VIDEO: Travis County Violating Rights by Barring Attorneys From Bail Hearings, ACLU Claims
Virtual hearings at times conducted through slots in jail cell doors
"...In many states, bail hearings look like other court proceedings, in courtrooms with..."
April 19, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan
You Have a Right to Counsel. So Why Doesn’t Travis County Allow Attorneys at Bail Hearings?
Get out of jail free $10K
"...hearing with a magistrate judge who will decide your bail, which encompasses all the conditions of your release, including..."
Aug. 4, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan
APD Has Been Quietly Planning for the City to Run Its Own Bail Hearings for Arrestees
Why? They say for efficiency’s sake
"...hearing that occurs after an arrest, where judges set bail conditions and decide if there is probable cause for..."
Sept. 28, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders
ACLU Sues Demanding Attorneys Be Present at Initial Bail Hearings
Travis County blocks defenders; ACLU says that's unconstitutional
"...Travis County hasn’t allowed defenders into these initial bail hearings for a long time. And for years, the..."
April 11, 2024 News Post by Maggie Quinlan
Travis County Tests Program to Provide Legal Defense at Bail Hearings
Stakeholders agree growing Counsel at First Appearance critical
"...in Travis County receives legal counsel at their initial bail hearing. Research shows that providing legal defense to arrestees..."
May 3, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders
County Rushes to Get Mental Health Diversion Center and Lawyers at Bail Hearings
Commissioners say both are top priorities
"...on another justice-related issue first: providing attorneys at initial bail hearings. It’s unclear to commissioners whether hurrying up on..."
April 16, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher
Travis County Aims to Allow Defenders at Bail Hearings
The defunct program has faced a two-year uphill battle
"...offered legal representation to indigent defendants at their first bail hearing after arrest, the Chronicle has learned that a..."
March 29, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Will New Policy Reduce the Burden of Cash Bail?
In principle, the order authorizes those accused of most nonviolent offenses to be released on personal bonds
"...to be released on personal bonds (i.e., without cash bail). Personal bonds are essentially a written promise to return..."
Feb. 14, 2020 News Feature by Michael King
End Cash Bail
"...are often kept in jail because they cannot afford bail. I witnessed instances where a parent spent months in..."
July 18, 2019 Postmarks
APD Reveals More of Its Plans for City-Run Bail Hearings
Behind-the-scenes plans coming into view
"...that would allow the city to completely run initial bail hearings for some arrests – a process that has..."
Oct. 6, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders
Travis County’s Criminal Court Judges Skeptical of APD’s New Plan for Bail Hearings
Judges sent a letter to the city with their concerns
Dec. 22, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders
After Four Years Awaiting Trial, Cyrus Gray Is Finally Out on Bail
A brave new world
Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon
Point Austin: The Supremes Bail Out
Court ruling lets Voting Rights Act live for another day
"...voters are registered through Travis County – can seek "bailout" of the preclearance provision, if they can show they..."
June 26, 2009 News Column by Michael King
Austin at Large: Get Out of Jail, Free
In the purple light of a new Texas, cash bail looks mighty ugly
"...brought in on a theft charge days earlier. Her bail was set at $1,500. She couldn't afford it. Just..."
Jan. 25, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison
District Judges Issue Order on Felony Personal Bonds
UPDATE: Uniform rules to allow defendants to avoid jail before trial
"...a promise to return to court without requiring cash bail...."
March 24, 2020 News Post by Michael King
News Orgs Sue Caldwell County Over Secret Criminal Proceedings
Bail-setting hearings ought to be public, they say
"...to allow members of the press to observe the bail-setting proceeding known as “magistration.”..."
Aug. 9, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon
Travis County Jail Population Continues to Drop
COVID-19 accelerates the trend, despite Abbott’s pushback
"...(PR) bond releases – that is, not levying cash bail – for most people accused of nonviolent offenses...."
April 7, 2020 News Post by Michael King
Yassine Money Laundering Trial Set For Oct. 1
Judge denies bond as co-defendant skips bail
"...With one of their co-defendants skipping bail, it may not have been the best day for..."
May 2, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker
One for the Money
Heigl plays bounty hunter Stephanie Plum in this adaptation of the first book in Janet Evanovich's bestselling crime series.
"...lingerie counter, Plum improbably becomes a bounty hunter, collaring bail-jumpers for her cousin's bond shop, despite knowing zilch about..."
Feb. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones
American Violet
This moving message film tells a story about a miscarriage of Texas justice.
"...Dee is charged with drug dealing and held for bail, even though there is no evidence and she swears..."
May 1, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Smokin' Aces
A person could have a reasonably good time with this confusing, Tarantinoid actioner starring Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Jeremy Piven, and Alicia Keys, but there’s not actually much tension in the movie.
"...the stalwart federal agents (Garcia, Liotta, and Reynolds), the bail bondsmen (Affleck, Ryan Reynolds, and Peter Berg), the hookers,..."
Jan. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman
Boiler Room
"...to grab that quick 'n' easy first mil and bail before the Feds sniff trouble. It's here, in the..."
Feb. 18, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov
Burleson Co. Judge: $1 Million to Free Graves
"...six-figure bond is a far cry from the $50,000 bail set by U.S. District Judge Samuel Kent in November..."
Dec. 20, 2006 News Post by Jordan Smith
Your Word Is Your Bond
Travis County moves toward broader pretrial release of the accused, but commercial bondsmen say it will never work
"...cause; I release people," he says. Importantly, Meyerson sets bail, and explains to the defendants before him the four..."
Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith
Opinion: Texas Republicans Want to Jail People in Poverty Indefinitely and Call It “Reform”
Almost 75% of people sitting in Texas jails have not been convicted of any crime; they simply can't afford to go home
"...Seeing "bail reform" as a priority for the conservative Texas legislature..."
Aug. 27, 2021 Column by Kenna Titus
SCOTUS Blocked Shackles in Court. What About Jail Cell Hearings in Austin?
Bail hearings in confinement are common in Travis County
"...So what about hearings conducted with defendants in jail..."
April 22, 2024 News Post by Maggie Quinlan
Austin at Large: Hanging Guns on the Wall
As Abbott tries to keep the drama alive, whose behinds will end up busted?
"...Abbott has also said he'd put "bail reform" back on the agenda, since it was one..."
