APD Starts Shrinking

Council set to make cuts now, plan for more to come

"...justice advocates pause. "It's a half loaf," Just Liberty's Kathy Mitchell told us. "But it is a big loaf,..."

Aug. 14, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

For Texas Prisoners, COVID-19 Shouldn’t Be a Death Sentence

Criminal justice advocates warn of outbreaks behind bars

"...will create a permanent commitment to greater equity. Said Kathy Mitchell of Just Liberty, "It took a pandemic, but..."

May 15, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Special Interests Aren't Us

May 10, 2006 Postmarks

Point Austin: Refighting the Last Wars

Prop. 1, Prop. 2, Saving Barton Springs ... and Everything Else

"...eight-year window" to save the springs – SOS approached Kathy Mitchell and others from the ACLU to begin drafting..."

April 21, 2006 News Column by Michael King

SOS: The Amendment That Didn't Bark

SOS slow to submit paired "open government" petitions to city

"...them Bunch, petition consultant Glen Maxey, and the ACLU's Kathy Mitchell) and City Manager Toby Futrell and Council Member..."

Feb. 17, 2006 News Feature by Michael King

Naked City

The City Council prepares to decide how much information about Austin Energy's finances and operations will be kept out of the public view when deregulation comes in 2002.

"...Paul Robbins, Tom "Smitty" Smith of Public Citizen, and Kathy Mitchell of the Central Texas ACLU -- submitted a..."

March 23, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

New Study’s Staffing Model Calls for 108 New Officers

More cops, 2022 version

"...Just Liberty's Kathy Mitchell, a member of the City-Community Reimagining Public Safety..."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Understanding Prop A & B and the Policing Paradigm Shift on the Ballot

May vote could revolutionize civilian oversight

"...game by rules that benefit APA. For people like Kathy Mitchell, this is a vital aspect of the election...."

April 20, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

City, Police Union Try to End-Run Citizen Initiative for Police Oversight

Oversight, undervalued

"...civilian oversight than is the case today. According to Kathy Mitchell, an organizer with Just Liberty who has followed..."

Nov. 11, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Despite "Positive Strides," APD Academy's Not Reimagined Yet

Chief, advocates agree that more changes must be made

"...Kathy Mitchell of Just Liberty, a leader among local justice..."

Oct. 22, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Cameras for Cops

Will City Council get a policy in place on June 9?

"...policy strategist Matt Simpson, the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition's Kathy Mitchell, and the NAACP's Yannis Banks. Reyes said that..."

June 3, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Austin Law Department Argues City Council Can’t Stop Austin Police from Keeping Secret Files

Taylor trial addresses city’s G file policy

"...Kathy Mitchell, a senior advisor to Equity Action – the..."

Oct. 25, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

APD Protects and Serves Itself With Eighth Street Report

Lessons learned?

"...APD for over 20 years, organizer and grassroots lobbyist Kathy Mitchell has heard such claims before. "Police review themselves,..."

Sept. 23, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

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

Suffering from criminal depression

"...happens to hundreds and hundreds of people," justice advocate Kathy Mitchell said. "People present themselves to the local hospital..."

April 1, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

APD and City Hall Try to Get Their Eighth Street Protest Stories Straight

Cops in trouble?

"...For justice advocates like Kathy Mitchell of Just Liberty, this is precisely why Travis..."

March 18, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Two APD Officers Indicted for Murder in 2019 Shooting of Mauris DeSilva

Death led to calls for better mental health crisis response

"...Kathy Mitchell of Just Liberty, who is one of those..."

Aug. 27, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Police Association Signals Willingness to Comply With Oversight Act

Second day’s negotiations spark hope of agreement

"...The secrecy is a red flag for advocates like Kathy Mitchell, a senior adviser to Equity Action (the justice..."

March 22, 2024 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Authors of Police Oversight Act Sue City for Failing to Fully Implement Ordinance

Suit names interim police chief and city manager as defendants

"...APD currently has is unacceptable,” Equity Action Senior Advisor Kathy Mitchell said. “It defies the concept of an independent..."

Dec. 6, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

City Must Give Secret Police Records to the Chronicle, Texas A.G.’s Office Says

Come out, come out, wherever you are

"...has boilerplate language it routinely uses," EA Senior Advisor Kathy Mitchell wrote, "but the City failed to cite them..."

Sept. 29, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Council Could Finally Compel City to Implement Police Oversight Law

Resolution would tell city to stop dragging feet

"...has not wanted to implement the APOA,” Equity Action’s Kathy Mitchell told us. “We’re months in and it’s been..."

Sept. 21, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...– Equity Action’s Kathy Mitchell, commenting on how the Austin Police Oversight Act..."

Sept. 22, 2023 News Feature

Consultants Given Lucrative City Contracts Without Council Approval

City paid friends of City Hall top brass $300,000 through subcontracting scheme

"...Austin Justice Coalition's João Paulo Connolly and Equity Action's Kathy Mitchell, who said it appears Garza is "getting back..."

Sept. 15, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

APD Is Behind on 20,000 Requests for Public Information, Auditor Finds

They have six staff members to process those

"...and that is simply not true,” said Equity Action’s Kathy Mitchell. “If there are 120 PIR staff employed by..."

Sept. 6, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Family Decries Police "Murder" as APD Releases Troubling Incident Video

Moonesinghe shot from behind within moments of APD arrival

"...Upon viewing the critical incident video, it appears Kathy Mitchell’s assessment of the police killing of Rajan Moonesinghe..."

Dec. 2, 2022 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...– Kathy Mitchell of Just Liberty (read more)..."

March 26, 2021 News Feature

APD Veteran Named Interim Police Chief as City Launches Speedy Search

Joe Chacon not a “placeholder,” says City Manager Cronk

"...Capitol advocating on behalf of victims of police violence,” Kathy Mitchell with Just Liberty told us, “that does not..."

March 22, 2021 News Post by Austin Sanders

Manley Makes His Exit

Police chief's 30-year career at APD will end March 28

"...Brian Manley's people – are right for this job," Kathy Mitchell, a longtime advocate on criminal justice issues in..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

APD Kills Again

Driver fatally wounded after alleged road rage incident

"...screaming, 'Stop,' and screaming, 'Alto' ... is not de-escalation," Kathy Mitchell of Just Liberty told us. "The result is..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Tell It to the Judge

Jimmy Flannigan’s shake-up at the Municipal Court

"...Longtime criminal justice reform advocate Kathy Mitchell, now with an organization called Just Liberty, endorsed..."

April 13, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

What Will It Take to Get More Police Oversight?

If Greg Casar wants more accountability for cops, the city’s gonna need to give the police union some more money

"...an initiative currently gummed up in a purchasing lawsuit. Kathy Mitchell of the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition suggested APD..."

May 26, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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