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collapsedsquid:

After losing his bench in a Democratic sweep the night before, Harris
County Juvenile Court Judge Glenn Devlin released nearly all of the
youthful defendants that appeared in front him on Wednesday morning,
simply asking the kids whether they planned to kill anyone before
letting them go.

“He was releasing everybody,” said public
defender Steven Halpert, who watched the string of surprising releases.
“Apparently he was saying that’s what the voters wanted.”

Waiting for this to be used in a statistical study in 6 years showing it was a net benefit.

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Promise not to kill anyone? After losing election, TX judge wholesale releases juvenile defendants