regular basis. politicians, the press and students. issues like a better bail bonding procedure in that rural county or counties in texas in general. i'm told that about 82% of the people in odwalla county jail are people awaiting trial. they've not been convicted of anything. many don't have the resources to post bond. so i want to before i dig too deep into the facts of this case because i just don't know what i don't know. but what i do know is there's a need for serious criminal justice reforms in this country and texas is ground zero for that. >> now along those lines, the texas commission on jail standards is investigating the county jail now. "the houston chronicle" says that so far it found two big problems. jail officials did not observe inmates every 60 minutes, and the jail did not properly train its staff in supervising inmates who were mentally disabled or potentially suicidal. senator, what's your reaction to