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| Cuts in pretrial release proposed |
| By Forth Worth Star-Telegram |
| Published: 08/09/2001 |
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Every year up to 5,000 first-time offenders and poor criminal defendants avoid spending a night in the Tarrant County Jail through a unique program that gives them a get-out-of-jail-for-almost-free card. Accused of crimes such as shoplifting, writing bad checks and other nonviolent crimes, defendants in the county's pretrial release program pay a tiny portion of what they would have to pay a bail bondsman. Judges, attorneys and county officials praise the program, saying it provides a quick way for some defendants to stay out of jail on charges that are, in about half of the cases, not filed or are ultimately dismissed. |
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