How a South Texas Court System Is Failing Poor Defendants
People in Maverick County spend months in jail waiting to be charged with minor crimes. Some are simply lost in the system.
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Texas bill would charge transgender people with 'fraud'
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Turkish court orders Istanbul mayor jailed pending trial on corruption charges
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South Korean court orders impeached president released from jail
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