Lina Fisher

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Lina Fisher is a native Texan and freelance reporter based in Austin. Her work often appears in The Austin Chronicle, where she covers labor issues, the opioid crisis, and the environment, among other things.

Articles by Lina Fisher

In Austin, a Rare Prosecution over Worker Death in Trench Collapse

Travis County’s progressive DA has secured indictments for the 2021 death of Juan José Galvan Batalla, remembered as a “cheerful” hard worker and beloved sibling.

by Lina Fisher

A prison guard escorts a prisoner, in jeans and a dark shirt with their hands handcuffed behind their back. They are walking in a jail hallway up to holding cell doors.

Mental Illness Shouldn’t Land You in Jail

Up to 40 percent of the people who end up behind bars in Travis County are in crisis. Diversion offers better options.

by Lina Fisher