Report Critiques COVID-19 Response in Local Jails

Study reveals "a messy patchwork" of approaches to pandemic

"...titled "Infected With Fear: The Coronavirus in Central Texas Jails." The report critiques the responses of jail administrators in..."

Nov. 19, 2021 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Texas Activists Rattle Cages Over Shabby Jails

Austin-based inmates' rights group hopes to shine daylight on inhumane conditions and mismanagement in county jails

"...shine daylight on inhumane conditions and mismanagement in county jails...."

Aug. 10, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Opinion: Invest in Women and Families, Not New Jails

"...mental and behavioral health services, rather than build more jails...."

June 4, 2021 Column by Judge Andy Brown

Lege Ponders "Jails 'R' Us"

Lege proposals to privatize jails may not be the cost-cutter supporters claim.

"...are being considered for the responsibility of managing state jails -- which house the system's lowest-level felony offenders. The..."

April 18, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

County to Restore In-Person Jail Visits

Commissioners passed a $707,000 measure to bring in-person visitation back to the county jails

"...measure that will re-implement in-person visitation at Travis County jails. The $707,000 approval, to be funded through savings from..."

Oct. 2, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Naked City

Jails Fail Again

"...Travis County Sheriff's Office. Problems at the county's three jails must be fixed immediately, the commission admonished, or the..."

Feb. 22, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Locked Up Time

"...rest of us, starts out believing that people in jails must have done something to get put there and..."

July 31, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Opinion: Texas Republicans Want to Jail People in Poverty Indefinitely and Call It “Reform”

Almost 75% of people sitting in Texas jails have not been convicted of any crime; they simply can't afford to go home

"...Texas politics. Almost 75% of people sitting in Texas jails have not been convicted of any crime; they simply..."

Aug. 27, 2021 Column by Kenna Titus

Unanswered Questions in Jailhouse Suicide

Since 2012, 100 have suffered self-inflicted deaths in Texas jails

"...pointing to the 98 other self-inflicted deaths in Texas jails since the beginning of 2012, Whit­mire did use Bland's..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Cash Cows

The Huddled Masses

"...is not a new source of revenue for local jails. Before the state's expanded prison system came on line..."

Dec. 18, 1998 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

House Bills 1140 & 1141

Two bills would require more reporting on conditions of jails

"...reporting on the conditions pregnant inmates face in Texas jails. The standard of care for pregnant inmates has been..."

Feb. 13, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Austin Man’s Suicide in Jail After Seeking Medical Care Raises Question: Why Was He There?

Suffering from criminal depression

"...has become the leading cause of death in county jails, which, it's important to note, are different from state..."

April 1, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Giving Voice to the Voiceless

Texas Jail Project tells the stories of people held in jail, pre-trial

"...TJP, which aims to improve conditions in Texas county jails, was started by Claitor and environmental activist Diane Wilson..."

April 1, 2016 News Feature by Amy Kamp

From Prisoner to Reformer

A Q&A with 'Orange Is the New Black' author Piper Kerman

"...see far fewer women and girls in prisons and jails...."

May 9, 2014 News Post by Amy Smith

Advocates Call on City, County to Protect Most Vulnerable During COVID-19 Outbreak

Education, health, housing, justice addressed by list of demands

"...medical services, childcare, elder care, law enforcement, courts, and jails. (The complete list of demands is included below this..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

A New Jail for Travis County?

County moves forward with new women's building despite vote to delay and community outcry

"...Texas county jails house people who have been charged with crimes and..."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

FCC Lowers Cost of Inmate Calls

Video-conferencing company Securus Technologies opposes FCC fee change

"...of calls made to those incarcerated in prisons and jails around the country from roughly $20 for 20 minutes..."

Oct. 30, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Right to Birth

Debate over care for pregnant jail inmates continues

"...the University of Southern California, told the commission that jails should expect that the pregnant women in their custody..."

Feb. 13, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Hays County’s Overwhelmed Jail System in Dire Shape, Advocates Say

Some inmates are waiting years to see their day in court

"...300 beds, the county entered into contracts with other jails, some of them hours away by car, to house..."

Sept. 9, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Travis County Jail Population Continues to Drop

COVID-19 accelerates the trend, despite Abbott’s pushback

"...redoubled in response to the public health crisis, as jails and prisons are concentrated and extremely dangerous hot spots..."

April 7, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Social Justice Advocates Call for Big Moves to Ease the Blow of Coronavirus

The most at risk

"...services; child­ care; elder care; law enforcement; courts; and jails...."

March 20, 2020 News Feature by Mary Tuma

José Garza Calls for Jail Changes To Reduce COVID-19 Danger

D.A. candidate calls for fewer arrests, more releases

"...Margaret Moore – Garza wrote “locked down facilities like jails have incredibly high rates of infection…. Time and again,..."

March 16, 2020 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Notes on Kamp: Culture Shift

Too many people are finding themselves caught up in the criminal justice system

"...get those numbers down. First, we could acknowledge that jails should not be substitutes for mental hospitals. On Mon­day,..."

April 1, 2016 News Column by Amy Kamp

COVID’s Toll on Texas Inmates Among the Worst in the Nation

LBJ School study details dismal infection, death rates

"...on the impact of COVID-19 in state prisons and jails from UT’s LBJ School of Public Affairs...."

Nov. 17, 2020 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Sheriff Sally Hernandez Continues to Do "What’s Right"

Besieged by the state GOP, Hernandez shows no sign of backing down from her immigration policies

"...local resources on public safety and not use local jails as holding cells for federal immigration enforcement. "Immigration needs..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Securus Leak Reveals Privacy Breach

Documents show Securus committed more than 14,000 violations of attorney-client privilege nationwide

"...the past seven years outfitting state penitentiaries and county jails with video-conferencing technology that proves costly to families of..."

Nov. 20, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Face-to-Face

A new law requires in-person visits for Texas jails, but it's not clear if Travis County is exempt

"...exemption to HB 549, the law mandating that county jails afford inmates two 20-minute in-person visits each week that..."

Sept. 25, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Standard of Care

Are pregnant inmates receiving adequate medical treatment?

"...lack of adequate care for pregnant inmates in Texas jails. Last November, as the Chronicle previously reported, members of..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Cold as ICE

Sheriff Greg Hamilton stoutly defends the 'Secure Communities' deportation mill. But growing public and official opposition is working to shut down the line.

"...not physical presence for ICE in America's prisons and jails...."

July 4, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Let's Stop Incarcerating African-Americans

"...is the very nice liberals who keep building more jails for the very nice purpose of alleviating overcrowding. We..."

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