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The American Bail Coalition recently released an article regarding a Federal Judge Issuing an injunction against Harris County criminal judges. The Judge in question required that each misdemeanor defendant fill out a financial affidavit, and then a misdemeanor defendant will be released in 24 hours in all cases on a bail they can post or on an unsecured bond or promise to appear.
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