On Saturday, February 15, 2020, I interviewed Te’iva Johnson Bell running for judge in 339th Criminal District Court & Christian D. Menefee running for Harris County Attorney.
You can watch the video on my Facebook page. Below are the timestamps of the video with everything we talked about. While you’re watching the interview, feel free to fast-forward to the topic you’d like to learn more about.
2:00–7:00 (5 mins) — What is the Bail System?
7:04–13:00 (6 mins) — What is the Process of the Bail System? How Does It Impact the Poor?
13:15–18:40 (5 mins) — Tax-payer Money Used to Defend Unjust Practices During Lawsuit Fighting for Due Process
18:41–23:30 (5 mins) — 72–77% of People Incarcerated for Nonviolent Felonies & Can’t Bail Out
23:30–30:00 (7 mins) — The Importance of Conditions Over Money in Bail Reform
30:23–36:28 (6 mins) — Public Nuisance, Lawsuits & How it Relates to Gang Injunction
36:30–48:30 (12 mins) — Victims of Human Trafficking Are Victims of Tax-Payer Lawsuits
54:00–59:00 (5 mins) — Running a Campaign as a Working Class Person
1:00:00 — the end — Where to find Te’iva Bell and Christian Menefee online
