bail bonds

The Damon Allen Act is named after a state trooper who was slain in 2017 by a man out on cash-bail for another crime. SB6 doesn't eliminate cash-bail, it encourages it, and it encourages it for the for-profit cash bond industry.

The Damon Allen Act bars a person from being released on a no-cash bond if charged with certain crimes.

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After an arrest, the accused may be held in jail unless they can afford to post bail."Making bail" refers to the process of leveraging money or property…

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From Texas Standard: For more than a year, Harris County has been caught in a legal drama over how it jails inmates who cannot afford to pay bail.

Approximately one quarter of the state's 41,000 prisoners pose little threat to the public, according to a recent study. Reforming bail bond practices…