Detention Is Not Child Care

"The conditions at Karnes and Dilley are equivalent to prisons," said Bob Libal

"...Center in Dilley (operated by the for-profit prison group Corrections Corporation of America or CoreCivic) and Karnes County Residential..."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Fake News Story Originates in Austin

See how easy it is to report fake news?

"...correct reports from the Austin American-Statesman and others, the corrections (and Tucker's eventual, defensive retraction) went almost entirely unnoticed...."

Nov. 25, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Rundberg Rising

How do you keep improving a neighborhood after $1 million in grant money runs out?

"...year if they end up in a state juvenile corrections facility. However, while the group is in discussions with..."

Oct. 14, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Zoology

A woman grows a tail in this magic-realist parable

"...he also had worked on his 2014 directorial debut Corrections Class. Pavlenkova plays Natasha, a frumpy Russian zoo worker..."

Sept. 26, 2016 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Fest: Zoology

Director Ivan Tverdovsky on the tale of a tail

"...However, it was her performance in 2014 directorial debut Corrections Class that led him to write the part of..."

Sept. 22, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Justice Department Begins Phase-Out of Private Prisons

Five Texas prisons currently under contract with federal government

"...contracts with 13 prisons owned by three corporations – Corrections Corporation of America, the GEO Group Inc., and Management..."

Aug. 26, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Mirrors of Psychic Warfare

"...As half of avant-metal authorities Corrections House, guitarist Scott Kelly (Neurosis) and soundscaper Sanford Parker..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Music Review by Michael Toland

Did the City Jump Into Bed With Taser Too Fast?

Lawsuit seeks to block body camera contract

"...Bexar County Sheriff's Office in Texas, Atlanta Department of Corrections, Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Police Department, and..."

July 22, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Fighting Family Detention

On June 1, a judge will consider whether to allow detention centers to be licensed as child-care facilities

"...that run the centers, the GEO Group and the Corrections Corporation of America. The two companies partially attributed their..."

May 27, 2016 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

Child Care Center or Baby Jail?

State allows family detention centers to skirt the rules and become child care centers

"...are run by for-profit companies: the GEO Group and Corrections Corporation of America, respectively. Guards working in the facilities..."

March 18, 2016 News Feature by Dina Samir Shehata

National Top 10s

Best non-local albums of 2015 – by genre

"...8) Corrections House, Know How to Carry a Whip (Neurot)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Music Feature by Neph Basedow

Top 10 Bee's Knees

"...at area schools, business rooftop hives, a Travis County corrections inmate program, and proactive bee preventative abatement with partners..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Getting Outside the Box

Will City Council decide to give job applicants with criminal records a "fair chance"?

"...were lucky, comparatively. Many inmates will leave the Texas Corrections system without having received an education or job training...."

Oct. 9, 2015 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Face-to-Face

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

Sept. 25, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Meet the Candidate: Sally Hernandez

The not-yet candidate talks the issues

"...SH: Corrections officers get a basic training on mental health. Police..."

Sept. 18, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Conservatives vs. 9/11 Responders

Fringe right draws firefighter, cop wrath after Straus attack

"...AFSCME Texas Corrections released a blistering statement on Sunday, "standing with our..."

Sept. 15, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Meet the Candidate: Don Rios

Longtime TCSO officer runs for sheriff

"...Frasier, and now Sheriff Hamilton. He started as a corrections officer, and for the past seven years has worked..."

Aug. 21, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Judge to Feds: Obey the Law

Orders Department of Justice to begin releasing children and mothers

"...Karnes City (operated by the GEO Group) and Dilley (Corrections Corporation of America)...."

July 28, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Fests Vs. Farms

Changes to mass gathering permits in the works

"...our tents, cut the sheriff's department down to just corrections, and stop doing any health and safety work at..."

June 5, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Lege Lines: Session Winners and Losers

As sine die nears, bills drop left and right

"...Rep. Elliot Naishtat, D-Austin: For years, kids leaving juvenile corrections have faced a silly and pointless gap in CHIP..."

May 29, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Death Watch: Killer or Fall Guy?

Was Daniel Nagle murdered by a man acting alone, or was it part of a larger conspiracy?

"...conspiracy by a prison gang in league with corrupt corrections officers. As the Texas Observer reported in a March..."

April 24, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

News Roundup: John Legend, the FBI, and Paul Pryor

Legend calls for criminal justice reform; Pryor passes away

"...law (currently at 34,000 beds); that two private firms (Corrections Corporation of America and the GEO Group) operate 72%..."

April 20, 2015 News Post by the News Staff

Matter of Timing

"...who the executioner should be: The Texas Department of Corrections or Planned Parenthood...."

April 18, 2015 Postmarks

Detainees Strike for Freedom

Hunger strikes call attention to plight of women and children refugees

"...center. Opened in late December, Dilley is operated by Corrections Corporation of America, while the Karnes site is run..."

April 17, 2015 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Public Notice: Making Plans for Planning

Planning and Development Review Department is under the microscope

"...middle of reviewing the draft findings, and sending back corrections and edits, and that it would be another month..."

Feb. 27, 2015 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Lazy and Confusing

"...version of this letter with suggestions and a few corrections, but the 300-word limit has left me short of..."

Jan. 28, 2015 Postmarks

The Common Law

Holiday shopping: challenging incorrect credit card charges

"...credit card company should write to you explaining the corrections that have been made to your account. Alternatively, if..."

Dec. 5, 2014 Column by Luke Ellis

The Right Man for the Job

APD welcomes its first openly trans officer

"...in criminal justice, worked for a while as a corrections officer, and then joined the Army, where he served..."

Nov. 21, 2014 News Feature by Amy Kamp

Housecore Horror Live Shot: Sunday Part 1

The pain and the scalpel to cut it out

"...Corrections House hailed from different galaxy altogether...."

Oct. 27, 2014 Music Post by Michael Toland

Eyehategod

Sun., 9:15pm, Emo's

"...Bower pull double duty this year, also performing with Corrections House and Superjoint Ritual, respectively. The bandleader welcomes the..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Music Feature by Michael Toland

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