Harris County Criminal Justice Center (Houston, Texas)

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Criminal Justice Center, Downtown, Houston. Contains Harris County District Courts (174th, 176th, 177th, 178th, 208th, 209th, 228th,
230th, 232nd, 248th, 262nd, 263rd, 337th, 338th, and 339th), in which felony cases are prosecuted, and County Criminal Courts at law
1-15, in which class "A" and "B" misdemeanor cases (misdemeanors with potential jail time) are prosecuted. Also contains the Harris
County District Attorney's Office and various support offices.

The Harris County District Courts are known for sending more people to death row than any other county in the U.S. -- more, in fact,
than any state other than Florida, Virginia, and (of course) Texas.
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Coordinates:   29°45'43"N   95°21'27"W

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  • "sending more people to death row" - that's why they call it the Justice Center. No society is perfect and it is an awful thing when an injustice is done. That is why the death penalty exists - to deter any somewhat clear thinking people from committing capital crimes because nobody in their right mind wants to die but murderers don't care. Thank God we have people in law enforcement and judicial systems with mind and spine enough to deliver the sword of justice to the evil doers. Thank God. Otherwise the murderers would be gaining on US instead of the other way around. I know it's just my opinion. Society can't afford to feed and house and insure and educate every killer for the rest of his or her lives. Look in the bible at the book of Romans chapter 13 especially verse 4. He beareth not the sword in vain. What does a sword do? The government is there to protect us. And just because one or two people are wrongly convicted and even executed is no reason to throw away the whole concept. Following that logic, we would have to disband the entire penal system because there are people being wrongly accused and convicted on every level at least sometimes. But that doesn't mean we should give up. Murderers SHOULD be executed sometimes. Maybe not all the time but that doesn't mean we should totally wipe out capital punishment. Think about it and read Romans 13.
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