Publication Type: Reports

Changing the Route: Seeking Compassionate Alternatives to Police Transport in Involuntary Civil Commitment

For too many people experiencing acute mental illness, cries for help bring police and handcuffs rather than compassionate medical intervention. But this doesn’t have to be the case. This report examines the laws across the U.S. related to law enforcement custody and transportation under involuntary civil commitment, when alternative transport is permitted, and opportunities to […]

Monitoring Pretrial Reform In Harris County: Seventh Report Of The Court-Appointed Monitor

Wilson Center Faculty Director Brandon Garrett serves as independent monitor for the landmark federal bail reform settlement in Harris County, TX. This seventh report by the monitor team describes the first four years of work evaluating the implementation of the misdemeanor bail reforms in Harris County, Texas. (2024) By Brandon L. Garrett, Sandra Guerra Thompson, […]