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The Office of Justice and Safety will host

an in-person public meeting on

Friday, October 13th, 2023, at 12 PM

We hope you can be a part of the conversation!

The meeting will be held at

The Harris County Administration Building 

1001 Preston St., Houston, TX 77002

9th Floor, Commissioners' Courtroom

The event will be live-streamed on our website.

Please fill out the forms below to sign up.

In this public meeting, Independent Federal Monitors will present their findings and feature Harris County Attorney's Office representatives, the Sheriff's Office, and the Presiding Judge of Criminal Courts at Law.

ABOUT: ODonnell et al. v. Harris County et al. is a class-action lawsuit that was filed in federal court in 2016 claiming that the bail practices for misdemeanor arrestees in Harris County were unconstitutional. The parties involved in this lawsuit reached a settlement agreement in November 2019.

All parties recognize that the input and involvement of the residents of Harris County will be essential to meaningful and lasting reform and effective and ongoing monitoring and evaluation of the system.

ODonnell Public Meetings occur every six months.

For any questions, please email OJSevents@harriscountytx.gov, or for further information, head over to https://ojs.harriscountytx.gov/ODonnell-Consent-Decree.