For HOU CJ peeps, @dylmcguinness and I are covering today's @HOUPublicSafety meeting, where HPD is rolling out its new cite-and-release program.
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Here's a link to the meeting agenda: houstontx.gov/council/commit…
This is a topic of much interest for proponents for criminal justice reform.
Here's some background:
houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…
houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…
Activists have urged for a strong ordinance that gives officers little discretion over whether they can make arrests with low-level offenses, instead requiring them to issue citations.
Police say that inappropriately hamstrings them. ...
Here's HPD's proposed policy: houstontx.gov/council/commit…
Here are the offenses which will be eligible for citations:
There are quite a few factors that would make such cases ineligible, however.
STORY: Houston Police Department to join county's cite-and-release program houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…)
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