When the top 10 Democratic presidential candidates came to Houston last week for their debate, they hit one issue of major importance to Houston: criminal justice reform.
Harris County’s Bail Reform Takes The National Stage
Criminal justice reform was a major topic at the recent Democratic presidential debate in Houston.

Lucio Vasquez / Houston Public Media
Inmates at Harris County Jail, taken July 2019.
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