Harris County, TX wins again....Nearly 300 defendants released from Harris Co. Jail after a glitch prevented them from getting probable cause hearings

[1srelluc]

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Nearly 300 defendants were released from the Harris County Jail after a computer glitch prevented them from being processed into the system.

KHOU 11 News learning this is the fourth time the system has crashed in this way in the last few years.
The "J-Web" system was down for nearly two days — from 7 p.m. on March 24 to 9 p.m. on March 26, according to the Harris County District Attorney's Office (HDAO).

The more than 280 people who were in custody during that time were unable to get a probable cause hearing, so a magistrate ordered their release.

"You have more than 280 people who essentially got a get out of jail free card roaming around," said victim's advocate Andy Kahan with Crime Stoppers.

Nearly 300 defendants released from Harris Co. Jail after a glitch prevented them from getting probable cause hearings

Harris County gets to be more of a clown show with each election.

 

[SavannahMann]

The system envisioned by our Founders was intended to make it hard to prosecute and convict someone. This was in stark contrast to the British Military holding suspects indefinitely.

These people got the get out of jail free card. Yes. And yes that is a problem. But it isn’t the system that needs changing. The responsibility for prosecutions lays with the state. It is not the responsibility of the defendant to prosecute himself.

The State knows what the rules are. And they are the ones who need to follow it. Because the founders did not believe the ends justified the means.