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Articles tagged: Travis County Jail

Rachel Schuyler

From Jail to the Streets: One Texan’s Story During COVID-19

The homeless are 11 times more likely to be incarcerated than the rest of the population.

Wed, Apr 15, 2020 |

With the novel coronavirus upending society, Rachel Schuyler felt like a sitting duck. At the Bexar County lockup in downtown San Antonio, she lacked supplies l...Read More

gold handcuffs

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

Guarding Against Self-Harm

Wed, Jan 6, 2016 |

Have you ever attempted suicide? Are you thinking of killing or injuring yourself today? Are you feeling hopeless or have nothing to look forward to? If you are...Read More

Breastfeeding in jail

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

Bonding Behind Bars

The Travis County jail is one of four nationwide — and the only in Texas — to allow new moms to breastfeed in custody.

Tue, Dec 1, 2015 |

The Travis County jail is one of just four county jails in the nation — and the only one in Texas — that allows breastfeeding on-site....Read More

Photograph of Doug Smith, smiling and wearing a suit.

by Jacob Sanchez

Travis County Inmates to See Families Face-to-Face Again

In a victory for prison reform groups, in-person visitations are coming back after more than two years behind screens.

Fri, Oct 23, 2015 |

“It was all in one night, and all under the influence of crack.” That’s how Doug Smith, a policy analyst at the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, explaine...Read More

by Kelsey Jukam

Lawmakers Could Slow Spread of Video-Only Jail Visitations

Wed, May 13, 2015 |

Prison phone service companies like Secures Technologies have found a new way to profit from their captive audience through video visitation systems. This new t...Read More

Jail visitation

by Forrest Wilder

A Dallas Company Finds Profit in Video-Only Jail Visitations

Thu, Oct 16, 2014 |

Some Texas jails are eliminating face-to-face visitation and requiring instead the use of a video visitation system sold by Securus Technologies. Critics are ca...Read More

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