The Honorable Charlie Baird

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

"...to revoke probation for others, defendants wanting out of jail on bond, and cases to be disposed of through..."

May 30, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Poet Warrior's Reward

Amorindio: Tributo y Celebración for raúlrsalinas

"...I'm anybody, writes Raúl Salinas in raúlrsalinas and the Jail Machine: My Weapon Is My Pen (University of Texas..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Books Feature by Belinda Acosta

Endorsements

Travis County Bond Election

"...covering $150 million in county bonds: roads, parks, and jail. That's all the ballot will tell you, and if..."

Nov. 4, 2005 News Feature

Endorsements

No on everything. Double no on Proposition 2.

"...covering $150 million in county bonds: roads, parks, and jail. That's all the ballot will tell you, and if..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature

Weed Watch: Meddling Federal Lawmakers Share Blame in Senseless Medi-Pot Death

Barr and co. prevented D.C. voters from enacting law

"...suit on Sept. 20 against individuals working for the jail and a local hospital for failing to provide adequate..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Sixth Street Blues

Downtown stakeholders raise questions about policing ... the police

"...a potential "riot," police hauled three band members to jail, charging one with felony assault on a police officer...."

March 18, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Two Lives Lost

Danielle Martin and Jackson Ngai shared a close friendship, a passionate love for music, and mental illness. They cared for each other as best they could. And then he killed her.

"...to take the medications he was offered. (Later, in jail, he would tell a psychiatrist that he was afraid..."

Nov. 12, 2004 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Naked City

Breaking stories from Austin and beyond

"...clean bill of health from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, making this the third year in a row..."

April 23, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Once Burgled, Twice Busted

A 23-year-old Southwest Texas student spent five nights in county jail -- for having his checkbook stolen.

"...a crime. In addition to spending five nights in jail in two different counties, the 23-year-old Southwest Texas State..."

Nov. 1, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Hate Crimes and Punishment

The Gay Debate

"...a punishment of no more than 180 days in jail, but if someone vandalizes a place of worship —..."

Sept. 11, 1998 News Feature by Janet Heimlich

A Candid Conversation With a Weed Plug

A black-market business owner talks pricing and how underground cannabis retail has evolved in Austin

"...scared are you about the potential of going to jail in Austin for having a bunch of weed or..."

April 18, 2025 Arts Feature by Kevin Curtin

Lawsuit Says Officer Shot Shackled Man in a Kyle Emergency Room Five Times

Documents shed light on the last seconds of Joshua Wright’s life

"...was no need to kill Joshua Wright, a county jail inmate who was shot to death during a 2022..."

Feb. 14, 2025 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Opinion: Paralysis and Inadequate Analysis as Austin Drags Its Feet to Implement CAFA

City and county’s failure to change their arrest and arraignment procedures waste resources and make Austin less safe

"...counterintuitive, but they make sense when you consider how jail time can affect someone’s life. A person held for..."

Sept. 6, 2024 Column by Amanda Marzullo

Advocacy Groups Demand Tangible Plan for Legal Defense at Bail Hearings

Short test run of the program didn’t cut it, they say

"...using CAFA, which served less than 1% of the jail population. Advocates say the limited-time test run failed to..."

June 18, 2024 News Post by Camila Villarreal

Austin State Hospital Reopens This Summer

Texas overhauls psychiatric system aiming to free up jails

"...Jail officials across the state kick-started the redesign, urging the..."

May 31, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

UT-Austin Faculty Say They’ve Lost Confidence in University President After Protest Arrests

Faculty, staff, and elected officials decry DPS deployment

"...about her experience being arrested. “I got out of jail at 5am. I was in jail with 19- and..."

April 26, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

Jailer Who Shot and Killed ER Patient Indicted for Deadly Conduct

Victim’s family’s attorney represented George Floyd’s family

"...citizens in San Marcos had worried that Hays County jailer Isaiah Garcia would face no consequences for shooting Wright..."

April 10, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Creed III

Jordan and Majors hit hard in this first post-Stallone Rocky flick

"...it. But Damian’s seemingly innocuous appearance after years in jail puts Adonis on edge, and bad blood between the..."

March 3, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

After Four Years Awaiting Trial, Cyrus Gray Is Finally Out on Bail

A brave new world

"...Cyrus Gray had sat in the Hays County Jail for 4½ years, facing a weak case on a..."

Nov. 25, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Celebrate Chinese New Year, Mardi Gras, Valentine’s, and more in Texas

"...the nine places are the 1921 former Young County Jail in Graham, Old Fort Parker near Groesbeck, and Dunbar..."

Feb. 4, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

The Suicide Squad

James Gunn's bad guys doing good prove DC needs to get silly

"...off an axe to the chest. They're already in jail, a mix of DC Comics' dumbest Sixties and Seventies..."

Aug. 6, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Blech Effect

The case against the king of biotech investment indicts corporate culture

"...capital into it - went belly up. Narrowly avoided jail that time, but 20 years later he went to..."

Aug. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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

End Cash Bail

"...teacher who discovered that people are often kept in jail because they cannot afford bail. I witnessed instances where..."

July 18, 2019 Postmarks

The Austin Women Dispelling Stigma and Moving Mental Health Issues Forward

From Sheriff Sally Hernandez to state Rep. Celia Israel, local women are changing the conversation

"...Programs intended to divert from jail those who are experiencing a mental health crisis have..."

July 5, 2019 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Workers Defense Project Director Opens District Attorney Campaign

José Garza to challenge Margaret Moore

"...Garza, 70% of current inmates in the Travis County Jail have not been convicted of crimes, instead are unable..."

June 5, 2019 News Post by Michael King

In Search of Greater Justice With a Travis County Public Defender’s Office

Taking steps toward a much improved, more equitable local criminal justice system

"...been arrested are presented on charges at the county jail. That proposed reform had previously been part of last..."

May 24, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Walk-In Walk-Out

County commissioners change course on substance abuse treatment funding

"...of ongoing discussions about a new $97 million women's jail and Grassroots' encouragement of jail diversion. [inset-1-right]..."

Nov. 9, 2018 News Feature by Lindsay Stafford Mader

Studio 54

The rise, fall, and legacy of NYC's most famous nightclub

"...ceiling in the basement. Although all three owners served jail time as a consequence, the testimony of Schrager and..."

Oct. 19, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

County Courts-at-Law Nos. 3 & 5: Now We’ve Got Bad Blood

Defense attorneys eye Hohengarten, Lipscombe on county benches

"...center, and works hand-in-hand with the sheriff's office on jail diversion programs. While her opponents have chided her for..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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