Travis County Jail Population Continues to Drop

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

"...fairly successful in their efforts to reduce the overall jail population and to provide personal recognizance (PR) bond releases..."

April 7, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Travis County Jail Population Continues to Drop

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

April 10, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Fewer Jail Inmates Last Year

But more on the way?

"...yesterday by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, local jail populations decreased over the last year for the first..."

June 4, 2010 News Post by Jordan Smith

For Now, County Jail Succeeds in Keeping Out COVID-19

Law enforcement, advocates agree on need to reduce jail population

"...of yet among inmates in either the Travis County Jail in Downtown Austin or the Travis County Correctional Complex..."

March 20, 2020 News Post by Brant Bingamon

A New Jail for Travis County?

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

"...what it's like to be booked into Travis County Jail and to feel the world spinning as her freedom,..."

Sept. 7, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Jail Numbers Down ... for Now

As Austin grows, jail population could inch upward

"...Travis County has seen a dramatic drop in its jail population, following a national trend showing local jail populations..."

June 11, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Sheriff Hopefuls: Looking-at-Jail Time

Both McNeill and Hamilton say a new lockup is TCSO's top priority

"...Co. sheriff candidates Duane McNeill and Greg Hamilton have jail on the brain – jail crowding, jail staffing, and..."

Oct. 8, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

County Delays Funding for New Women’s Jail

A surprising turn of events

"...County Commissioners Courtroom to speak against a new women's jail building that is expected to cost nearly $100 million...."

March 9, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Travis County Plans New Women's Jail

Del Valle's new digs

"...stumbled upon plans for a new $91 million women's jail on the county's Del Valle correctional campus. She spread..."

Jan. 26, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Women’s Jail Closer to Funding

Justice advocates worry efforts to decrease incarceration will decelerate

"...package that includes initial funding for a new women's jail – despite the objections of justice advocates who, for..."

May 10, 2019 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

County Jail: Not So Bad

"...violating rules imposed by the regulatory Texas Commission on Jail Standards, Travis County's jail system is finally in compliance...."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

In Jail Forever?

Said's Story

"...character. Instead, when Said finally emerged from his Victoria jail cell, his hands and legs shackled, he looked scared...."

Dec. 18, 1998 News Feature by Robert Bryce

How to Jail the Poor

Travis County tries to fix its Driving While License Invalid issue

"...actually worse, at 3,425. Census data tracks Travis County's population at 1.23 million people, meaning that if everybody who..."

Sept. 21, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Prison Population Increases...Again

For at least the ninth year, the U.S. prison population increased in 2007

"...the end of 2007, according to new prison and jail statistics released Dec. 11 by the Dept. of Justice's..."

Dec. 12, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Alleviating the Jail Squeeze

County Attorney Ken Oden has proposed a possible solution to the chronic overcrowding that has long plagued Travis Co. jails.

"...the chronic overcrowding that has long plagued Travis Co. jails. By taking people accused of Class C misdemeanors (for..."

Aug. 9, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Commissioners to Discuss Racial Disparities in County Jail

Thursday work session on heels on Grassroots Leadership's report

"...ways to better address racial disparities at the county jail, a direct response to a report issued July 13..."

July 21, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

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

A Quarrel With the Status Quo

Charlie Baird on criminal justice, equity, and the Travis County D.A.

"...everybody else. If it was dirty, they went into jail Friday and Saturday and were released on Sunday morning,..."

Jan. 20, 2012 News Feature

Criminal Justice Advocates and Officials at Odds Over Pandemic Precautions

Campaigning by another name

"...Early this week, Workers Defense Project director (and District..."

March 18, 2020 News Post by Michael King

County on Pace to Set Record for In-Custody Deaths

Arthur David Westley is sixth to die in custody this year

"...in his cell during the morning meal service, and jail staff administered ultimately unsuccessful "life-saving measures," which ATCEMS medics..."

Aug. 10, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Recovery Projects

Help for defendants who are homeless, alcoholic, or mentally ill

"...– many of whom rotate in and out of jail on a cycle of public intoxication charges – a..."

March 26, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Sarah Eckhardt's State of the County Address Features Brags and Worries

The state of Travis County is strong, but challenges remain

"...Center (reportedly doing bang-up business during SXSW), courts and jail "dashboard" tracking, and the Jail Population Monitoring Group, which..."

March 15, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Garza Leads Council Into Magistration Fray

Providing both defense and prosecution counsel at magistration 24 / 7 would cost $4.1 million annually, says Travis County

"...it's decided whether cause exists for arrestees to be jailed, and on what terms they can be released...."

April 17, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Your Word Is Your Bond

Travis County moves toward broader pretrial release of the accused, but commercial bondsmen say it will never work

"...tucked into a basement corner of the Travis County Jail. This is the magistrate court, where the newly arrested..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

District Judges Issue Order on Felony Personal Bonds

UPDATE: Uniform rules to allow defendants to avoid jail before trial

"...The order lists 17 categories of state-jail and third-degree felonies for which PR bonds would be..."

March 24, 2020 News Post by Michael King

Eckhardt: The State of the County Is ...

Thursday address slams Lege, props up local entities

"...Office on Springdale Road and the success of the Jail Population Task Force which, she said, had been used..."

Feb. 12, 2018 News Post by Austin Sanders

And Now Veterans: 'We Owe Them'

New veterans' court set to open later this spring

"...with the law and more than one night in jail...."

March 26, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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

"...closely with Hernandez on mutual issues including prosecutions and jail population control, says Hernandez was just a "convenient target"..."

July 7, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

S-Comm: Hamilton Fans Backlash

Sheriff Hamilton continues to back S-Comm, even as sheriffs across the country reject it

"...the S-Comm program, through which federal immigration officials identify jail inmates for deportation. Nearly 5,000 people have been deported..."

July 11, 2014 News Feature by Tony Cantú

Council Preview: The City Will RISE Again

$15 million fund proposed to help deliver quick cash relief

"...or live with someone who is in a high-risk population, so that they can safely recover without spreading the..."

April 8, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

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