/tags/travis-county-sheriffs-office AG真人百家乐 County Sheriff's Office en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:03:00 GMT /education/2024-11-11/acc-launches-program-in-travis-county-jail-to-prepare-people-for-jobs-after-release Austin Community College and the AG真人百家乐 County Sheriff鈥檚 Office have been working on getting this program off the ground for more than two years. The pilot is grant-funded. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 11:03:00 GMT /education/2024-11-11/acc-launches-program-in-travis-county-jail-to-prepare-people-for-jobs-after-release Becky Fogel /transportation/2024-09-10/highway-290-traffic-accidents-hays-county-sheriffs-office-law-enforcement The Hays County Sheriff's Office hopes enforcing speeding and other traffic violations will help make the road safer. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 09:00:00 GMT /transportation/2024-09-10/highway-290-traffic-accidents-hays-county-sheriffs-office-law-enforcement Maya Fawaz /crime-justice/2024-02-28/travis-county-sheriff-hopes-active-shooter-training-helps-agencies-work-side-by-side-in-a-crisis A law Texas passed after a gunman killed 21 people in Uvalde mandates the training. The AG真人百家乐 County Sheriff鈥檚 Office is partnering with Austin ISD to host the classes, with the goal of preparing about 800 law enforcement officers by next year. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:01:00 GMT /crime-justice/2024-02-28/travis-county-sheriff-hopes-active-shooter-training-helps-agencies-work-side-by-side-in-a-crisis Becky Fogel /crime-justice/2022-04-26/travis-county-launched-a-program-to-provide-lawyers-at-the-county-jail-it-lasted-nine-days The pilot program was part of a study to examine the benefit of providing legal counsel to people immediately after their arrest. But staffing shortages in the sheriff's office have made the program unworkable. Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:50:46 GMT /crime-justice/2022-04-26/travis-county-launched-a-program-to-provide-lawyers-at-the-county-jail-it-lasted-nine-days Andrew Weber /covid-19/2021-02-01/as-covid-19-rips-through-travis-county-jails-inmates-say-theyre-not-getting-access-to-medical-treatment Inmates who spoke to KUT say they're being denied medical care, that the number of COVID-positive inmates exceeds the official count, and that they're worried their time in jail could ultimately amount to a death sentence. Mon, 01 Feb 2021 19:32:11 GMT /covid-19/2021-02-01/as-covid-19-rips-through-travis-county-jails-inmates-say-theyre-not-getting-access-to-medical-treatment Andrew Weber /crime-justice/2021-01-15/20-inmates-in-travis-countys-del-valle-jail-have-tested-positive-for-covid Throughout the pandemic, AG真人百家乐 County has seen a relatively low number of positive cases in jails. That changed this week. Fri, 15 Jan 2021 22:15:31 GMT /crime-justice/2021-01-15/20-inmates-in-travis-countys-del-valle-jail-have-tested-positive-for-covid Andrew Weber /texas/2017-05-07/abbott-signs-sanctuary-cities-bill Gov. Greg Abbott signed a ban on "sanctuary cities" into law on Sunday, putting the final touch on legislation that would also allow police to inquire鈥� Mon, 08 May 2017 00:00:59 GMT /texas/2017-05-07/abbott-signs-sanctuary-cities-bill Patrick Svitek /austin/2017-02-15/travis-sheriff-will-consider-wider-range-of-crimes-in-immigration-detainers AG真人百家乐 County Sheriff Sally Hernandez plans to evaluate a wider range of alleged crimes in determining whether to hand over jail inmates to federal鈥� Thu, 16 Feb 2017 00:41:52 GMT /austin/2017-02-15/travis-sheriff-will-consider-wider-range-of-crimes-in-immigration-detainers Matt Largey /crime-justice/2016-11-22/sheriffs-office-works-to-recruit-more-women This month, voters elected the second woman in history to serve as AG真人百家乐 County sheriff. Now, the department is working to recruit more female deputies鈥� Tue, 22 Nov 2016 13:10:13 GMT /crime-justice/2016-11-22/sheriffs-office-works-to-recruit-more-women Syeda Carrillo /politics/2016-10-28/travis-county-sheriffs-candidates-divided-over-cooperating-with-ice AG真人百家乐 County voters are set to elect a new sheriff for the first time in 12 years.Among the four candidates running for AG真人百家乐 County Sheriff, a key鈥� Fri, 28 Oct 2016 12:24:14 GMT /politics/2016-10-28/travis-county-sheriffs-candidates-divided-over-cooperating-with-ice Syeda Carrillo