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Year in Review: County officials invested millions into the Harris County Jail as challenges persist – Houston Public Media

Despite investing millions of dollars, county officials continue to feel pressure from jail reform advocates and community members who’ve lost loved ones within the overcrowded facility. ....

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Accused killer in 1995 shooting death of Houston-area cheerleader extradited from Mexico – Houston Public Media

Jose Luis Rios, 47, was booked into the Harris County Jail on Wednesday and faces a 28-year-old murder charge in the fatal shooting of Kristie Martin, a former Galena Park High School cheerleader who was 19 at the time of her death. ....

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What are the duties of attorneys and judges in criminal appeals? – Houston Public Media

Houston Matters discusses what a recent ruling related to a mistake made by a high-profile attorney says about the expectations of appellate lawyers and judges and what criminal defendants should know about the process. ....

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Houston police call for stronger chase penalties after fatal crash – Houston Public Media

Houston police just months ago implemented new procedures in an attempt to crack down on police chases after a sergeant's mother was killed by a fleeing vehicle in September. ....

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Convicted murderer Syed Rabbani, 'abandoned' by previous defense attorneys, to be removed from death row after 35 years – Houston Public Media

Rabbani, 58, was convicted and sentenced to death in 1988 in the shooting death of 21-year-old Mohammed Jikar Hasan. His 1994 request for a new punishment phase of his trial was granted earlier this fall, and Harris County prosecutors are no longer asking for the death penalty as Rabbani is in a vegetative state, according to his new defense attorney. ....

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