Before the government can take away your life, liberty, or property, it must first give you due process: fair and meaningful procedure. On this episode, we trace the history of due process from 1215 to today. And we head to Harris County, Texas, which operates the the third-largest jail in the country, to see why federal courts say its system of money bail violated that ancient guarantee.
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Guests
Anthony Sanders, Institute for Justice
Dana Berliner, Institute for Justice
Diana Simpson, Institute for Justice
Alec Karakatsanis, Civil Rights Corps
Megan Stevenson, Antonin Scalia Law School – George Mason University
Resources
Procedural Due Process: The Original Understanding, by Edward J. Eberle
Due Process as Separation of Powers, by Nathan S. Chapman & Michael W. McConnell
Civil Due Process, Criminal Due Process, by Niki Kuckes
Only 2% of federal criminal defendants go to trial, and most who do are found guilty, by John Gramlich
The Downstream Consequences of Misdemeanor Pretrial Detention, by Paul Heaton, Sandra Mayson & Megan Stevenson
Distortion of Justice: How the Inability to Pay Bail Affects Case Outcomes, by Megan Stevenson
Harris County bail case page, Civil Rights Corps
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