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Demand Letter: Fix the Failure to Pay Program

On Thursday, April 4, 2019, Equal Justice Under Law sent a letter to Attorney General Ken Paxton and other state officials regarding the Texas Failure to Appear/Failure to Pay Program, otherwise known as the OmniBase Services, promising civil litigation if changes are not made to the program that would make it more equitable.

Phil TelfeyanApril 4, 2019criminal justice reform, civil rights, poverty, criminalization of poverty, discrimination, legal, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, politics, justice system, department of justice, texas, Omnibase services, Failure to Pay

The Problem of “Secret Bail” In Texas

Criminal hearings are supposed to be free and public, but in Dallas, Texas — where thousands of individuals remain locked up because they cannot afford bail — bail hearings are held in secrecy behind closed doors.

Cynthia YueOctober 3, 2018criminal justice reform, civil rights, poverty, criminalization of poverty, discrimination, legal, lawsuit, lawyer, litigation, politics, money bail, justice system, department of justice, bail, secret, transparency, texas