Jails

Commissioner Lon Shell said the tool will help policymakers monitor trends and make decisions about changes to the criminal justice system.

Throughout the pandemic, Travis County has seen a relatively low number of positive cases in jails. That changed this week.

From Texas Standard.Innocent until proven guilty is a core principle of the U.S. legal system. But what happens when you’re no longer considered guilty,…

From Texas Standard.The Dallas Morning News conducted an investigation this summer about what happens to kids after a mother’s arrest. In the process,…

From Texas Standard:For more than a year, Harris County has been caught in a legal drama over how it jails inmates who cannot afford to pay bail. The U.S.…

From Texas Standard:The U.S. Justice Department has handed out over 900 years of prison time to members of white supremacist group the Aryan Brotherhood…

From the Austin Monitor: Travis County has seen an astonishing rise in the number of inmates dealing with mental health issues in the past decade.That…

Right now, if your loved one calls you from Travis County Jail, it will cost you $4.65. The calls are limited to 20 minutes, but the fee is flat whether…

From Texas Standard:Dallas-based Securus Technologies is one of the leading providers of phone services inside prisons across the nation. And now they…

From Texas Standard:In 2003, then President George W. Bush signed the Prison Rape Elimination Act. The bill required federal and state lockups to…