Victory: Facing Community Opposition, Travis County Commissioners Delay Building New Women’s Jail
AUSTIN — Formerly incarcerated people and criminal justice reform advocates celebrated a victory Tuesday afternoon when county officials in Central Texas voted down the construction of a new $97 million women’s jail. On a 3-1 vote, the Travis County Commissioners Court voted to remove funding for design and pre-construction of the new women’s jail from certificates of obligation approved today and urged stakeholders to present solutions for lowering the local jail population. Read more about Victory: Facing Community Opposition, Travis County Commissioners Delay Building New Women’s Jail