by Caldwell / Hays Examiner | Dec 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
The author, left, in a Hays County press conference in 2022 to debut the jail dashboard – newly furnishing the public and policymakers detailed data on local incarceration – alongside Eric Martinez of Mano Amiga as well as Commissioner Lon Shell. Commissioner Debbie...
by Caldwell / Hays Examiner | Nov 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
The Examiner’s publisher, Jordan Buckley, attends the hearing over magistration access at the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans alongside our legal team from the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and the Deason Criminal Justice Reform...
by Caldwell / Hays Examiner | Apr 1, 2024 | Criminalization, Uncategorized
Let’s start with this graph above, from the Hays County jail dashboard. This is a graph of people being held at the Hays County Jail. Notice that about 75% of the jail residents are awaiting trial. On average, they’re stuck in jail for about 2-3 months. ...
by Caldwell / Hays Examiner | Apr 1, 2024 | Uncategorized
TrumpCard’s logo exemplifies the band’s “shock and awe” tactics. They’ve alarmed parents. They’ve received threats from the far-right and pushback from the left. They know they will offend people, and they just keep playing. How punk rock can you get? TrumpCard is a...