In prepping for this panel today, I did some math on the lesser known impacts of our #CashBail system.
Per @TxCommJailStand as of yesterday, a total of 121 people have died in TX county jails this year. For perspective, the state of TX has executed 98 people since 2012.
Per @TxCommJailStand as of yesterday, a total of 121 people have died in TX county jails this year. For perspective, the state of TX has executed 98 people since 2012.
https://twitter.com/TxJailProject/status/1573037795408748544
Of the 20 souls who lost their lives in Harris county jail this year, 12 were detained on #CashBail and 4 died even before their bond could be set. Legally innocent people were allowed to die because they were too poor to buy their freedom.
The national suicide rate in jails is 3.5 times that of the free population which is significant b'coz they should be at lower risk since they're supposed to be under direct supervision.
Per Serious Incident Report collated monthly by @TxCommJailStand on an average approx 100 people, almost all pretrial, attempt suicide per month in TX county jails. Not an overstatement to say #CashBail kills the poor.
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