Houston’s Drug Busts Have a Clear Target: People of Color
Two years’ worth of data shows how disproportionately the city’s police and prosecutors target certain neighborhoods.
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Two years’ worth of data shows how disproportionately the city’s police and prosecutors target certain neighborhoods.
As Texas lifts its COVID-19 restrictions, the city’s jail remains overcrowded and its police and prosecutors continue to operate as normal.
On Tuesday, Harris County Commissioners will decide if the D.A. and Sheriff will get more money to continue their neglect in the face of a public-health crisis.
Videos contradict officers’ claims that they didn’t ‘kettle’ protesters.
The attitude behind the Harris County district attorney’s message to ‘put down your gun and pick up an employment application’ is outdated.
The incumbent in the race, Jones’s former boss Kim Ogg, will not support a blanket refusal to prosecute sex workers, her office says.
Carvana Cloud, until recently the chief of the Special Victims Bureau, is entering the race to unseat her former boss.
A series of victories for advocates reflects a shift in the ‘popular narrative’ around bail.