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According to the report: "Possible unnecessary detention of low-risk
defendants.... the existence of this large block of apparently low risk defendants in detention should be a cause for concern.
To the extent that defendants who pose no significant risk of nonappearance or of danger to public safety remain in pretrial
detention because of inability to post bond, the County incurs significant and unnecessary costs for the operation
of the jail. Such detention also appears to be contrary to Texas law requiring individualized
consideration of the circumstances of each defendant in setting bail."
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