Criminal justice reform groups return to court’s agenda for discussion

The two bodies working on criminal justice reform in Hays County have places on the Hays County Commissioners Court agenda this morning. 

The commissioners are set to hear an update on the county judge’s Criminal Justice Task Force, a group formed recently to examine ways to make the county’s criminal justice system more efficient. The group held its first meeting last week. 

The commissioners are then set to discuss and possibly take action on the bylaws and composition of the Hays County Criminal Justice Coordinating Commission, a group that Precinct 3 Commissioner Lon Shell has said is the better vehicle for pursuing criminal justice reform.