Podcasts News Politics Texas Tribune Brief As local officials shrink jail populations due to coronavirus, Abbott blocks release of some inmates who cant pay bail

As local officials shrink jail populations due to coronavirus, Abbott blocks release of some inmates who cant pay bail

Published: March 31, 2020, 10 a.m.

b"Abbott's order bans release without paying bail for inmates who are accused of or have been convicted in the past of violent offenses. Defendants with cash could still walk free."