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Harris County DAโs Office disputes numbers showing low conviction rates
Read full article: Harris County DAโs Office disputes numbers showing low conviction ratesThe Texas Center for Justice and Equity, a group dedicated to ending โmass incarceration,โ has crunched the numbers for dismissals and not guilty verdicts. The results, in many crime categories, show shockingly low conviction rates for the Harris County District Attorneyโs Office in 2022.
Texas Southern University to develop crime hub with focus on violent crime, incarceration
Read full article: Texas Southern University to develop crime hub with focus on violent crime, incarcerationWith Houston having a higher-than-average crime rate and Harris Countyโs incarceration rate reportedly the highest in Texas, researchers at Texas Southern University are taking a deeper dive into understanding why and whatโs working.