The O'Donnell consent decree reshaped how Harris County sets bail for misdemeanor defendants. This investigation surfaces defendants who cycled through the system — accumulating active cases while facing new violent charges — making the court data visible as geography.

Bond status proxy: defendant identified as "on bond" if they had ≥1 other active criminal case (case_status=A) in the HCDC database at the time of a murder (offense_desc ILIKE MURDER) or violent felony charge. Defendant addresses geocoded via Mapbox Geocoding API. Color tier based on concurrent active case count: 1 case (amber), 2 cases (orange), 3 cases (red), 4+ cases (purple). Column height scales with concurrent cases and bond amount.