Episode 84 - Being a Socialist Judge with Franklin Bynum and Bryan LaVergne
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Show Notes
Harris County (home of Houston, Texas) recently entered into a consent decree to overhaul the cash bail process in its courts -- which among other things makes it much harder to lock up poor people for minor offenses. Famed Judge of the Harris County Criminal Court No. 8 Franklin Bynum joins us for the second time, together with his friend, adviser, and fellow organizer Bryan LaVergne, to tell us what it all means and what being a judge is like after 6 months on the bench.
Watch Franklin give a speech advocating for the consent degree here.