Late Night Nomad Traveler

From hustle to flow, Trampia's still on the streets of East Austin

"..."I have a message from your father in prison," said the man. "He says you're running in circles..."

May 25, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

BPP Retreats on Arbitrary Imposition of 'Sex Offender' Rules

New rules for "Special Condition X"

"...Johnathan Evans. Evans was sentenced to 10 years in prison for injuring his two baby daughters in 2001; both..."

June 13, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Criminal Justice: Cutting the Three Ps

"...Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which operates the state's prison system – currently housing about 155,000 inmates. According to..."

March 4, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Off the Record

SXSW news and carryings on

"...Joe Strummer's death, Jail Guitar Doors provides instruments to prison systems to help assist inmates in their rehabilitation process...."

March 19, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Judge and OAS Find T. Don Hutto Lacking

Judicial oversight of the T. Don Hutto immigration detention center ends soon – then what?

"...If it quacks like a prison – it's a prison. That's the essential determination of..."

Aug. 7, 2009 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Letters at 3AM

At the crest of Beatlemania, 18 and hungry for life was some kind of way to be

"...was everywhere. Even on that ferry to Riker's Island prison. Unembarrassed, childishly happy, the song tinkled from a plastic..."

July 3, 2009 Column by Michael Ventura

T. Don Hutto: Lipstick on a Doberman

WilCo commissioners voted to renew the T. Don Hutto contract, apparently because it's good for children

"...Correc­tions Corporation of America as operator), officials described the prison as if it were a home away from home..."

Jan. 9, 2009 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Offended by Poster

"...with the words, "What exactly do you miss about prison?" across the bottom and above it various examples of..."

July 18, 2008 Postmarks

The Honorable Charlie Baird

Judge Charlie Baird is ruffling official feathers at the Travis County Courthouse

"...for 24 years, "giving people more chances, and using prison as a last resort."..."

May 30, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Ministering to the Dead

A death row chaplain has a change of heart in At the Death House Door

"...unexpectedly became the minister to 95 Texas death row prisoners as their executions in Huntsville's death chamber loomed nearer..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Clay Smith

Naked City

"...ICE says Hutto exists to prevent," said Scott Medlock, prisoners' rights attorney for the Texas Civil Rights Project. The..."

Nov. 23, 2007 News Feature

Opposition to Immigrant Detention Centers Mounts

Georgia detention center, Texas' usual suspects in spotlight

"...and Customs Enforce­ment. The rally was organized by the Prison & Jail Project, based in Americus, Ga. In general,..."

Oct. 5, 2007 News Feature by Patricia J. Ruland

Naked City

"...Gov. Rick Perry – may be compensated for wrongful imprisonment under state law, Attorney General Greg Abbott ruled March..."

March 23, 2007 News Feature

TDCJ Negligence Alleged

Texas Civil Rights Project says failure to follow policy and provide adequate medical attention in timely manner are to blame in prisoner deaths.

"...Burrell was alone without an inhaler inside his segregated prison cell in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's McConnell..."

March 16, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...Monday, Colton Pitonyak was sentenced to 55 years in prison for the August 2005 West Campus murder of his..."

Feb. 2, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...million U.S. adults are now "on paper," either in prison or jail or on parole or probation. According to..."

Dec. 8, 2006 News Feature

Distribute Condoms in Prisons

"...disease. One report indicated that HIV infection in Texas prisoners is 1.7%, which is 10 times the rate of..."

Nov. 9, 2006 Postmarks

Senators Debate Life-Without-Parole Option

Death penalty proponents trot out predictable arguments against it

"...each now face the possibility of eventual release from prison. Lucio used this fact to his advantage in laying..."

March 25, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...her proposals to curb human rights abuses in U.S. prisons and jails, according to a UT press release. She'll..."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Harangued in Huntsville

Officers from the Office of the Inspector General arrest a political activist for asking a question. There, now don't you feel safer?

"...let inmate families and concerned individuals sit down with prison officials and "discuss common interests ... which leaders say..."

Sept. 13, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Hightower Lowdown

Campaign finance scam, Chinese prison labor, & bookstore conglomerates

"...number two, headlined "Chinese Company Admits It Used Forced Prison Labor." One wonders if the writer of item one..."

May 4, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Shoot for the Moon

Actor Danny Trejo has made a film career out of playing criminals. Before that, he made a career out of being one. In town to shoot Robert Rodriguez's Spy Kids, Trejo visited Travis High School to talk to students about the lessons he learned the hard way.

"..."whether I was going to spend my life in prison or whether I was going to try something different."..."

June 9, 2000 Screens Feature by Barry Johnson

All the Way to State

A high school play contest might not sound like a big deal, but it is to the 18,000 students in 1,200 schools across Texas who participate in the state's UIL one-act play every year -- and here's a look at why.

"...play about the wretched living conditions in a Depression-era prison. Despite the "one-act" in the contest name, schools rarely..."

May 12, 2000 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

Heroes for Sale, Night Nurse, Ladies They Talk About

"...Ray Raymond to death. Kelly spent two years in prison for manslaughter; Raymond's widow, the stage actress Dorothy MacKaye,..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

Off the Hot Seat

Lightning Rod

"...picked up from an old jailer at the local prison at 5am. From that job -- his first contact..."

July 16, 1999 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...in the jungles, the scientist finds himself in a prison for the criminally insane where a psychiatrist, played by..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Scanlines

Dance With Me

"...States. He is caught and thrown into a Turkish prison to serve his sentence of four years on the..."

Feb. 12, 1999 Screens Feature

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...those dire statistics in Huntsville and in jails and prisons throughout the state by helping inmates gain access to..."

Dec. 25, 1998 News Feature

Cash Cows

The Huddled Masses

"...of revenue for local jails. Before the state's expanded prison system came on line in the 1990s, many local..."

Dec. 18, 1998 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Can’t Read That in Prison: KUT News recently investigated which books are banned in..."

Oct. 4, 2024 News Feature

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