Twenty other district attorneys signed onto the letter sent Feb. 18 to Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, praising Senate Joint Resolution 5 and Senate Bill 9 —...
Dallas County District Attorney John Creuzot expressed support for two proposals to change the state’s bail policy in a letter penned to the legislation’s author.“Our bail system must continue to differentiate between offenders who pose a real, immediate threat to our communities and those who do not,” Creuzot wrote in the letter provided toHe continued, “I support those efforts to empower our judiciary to protect the safety of their communities while using evidence-based approaches that respect the presumption of innocence.
”A spokeswoman for the DA’s office did not immediately respond to an email late Thursday afternoon seeking additional comment.this legislative session. Some argue the state’s current bail practices are a threat to public safety, while opponents say itThe latest bills and resolutions show lawmakers continuing to chip away at bail rights, which allow those accused of crimes to get out of jail until a case is adjudicated., including Senate Bill 9 and Senate Joint Resolution 1 — named “Jocelyn’s Law” after a slain 12-year-old girl from Houston whose alleged killers came into the country illegally — would amend the state constitution to prohibit bail for undocumented immigrants accused of felony offenses. The third, Senate Bill 40, would prevent public dollars from being used to pay bail.SB 9 expands on a 2021 law that overhauled the state’s bail system and narrowed who can be released from jail on low or cashless bond. The omnibus bill would make people accused of some crimes, including firearms charges, violating a protective order or murder as a result of manufacturing or delivering fentanyl, ineligible for personal bonds.SJR 5, which passed 28-2 in the Senate on Thursday, would allow bail to be denied for people accused of human trafficking and violent or sexual crimes.The slate of proposals now heads to the House of Representatives. Similar legislation previously failed to make it out of the lower chamber, butMaggie writes about public safety and criminal courts. Raised in Columbus, she's a graduate of Ohio University. Maggie previously worked at the Chicago Tribune and The Columbus Dispatch.
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