Community Advancement Network highlights jail‑booking disproportionality to Public Safety Commission

Jul 7, 2025

A Community Advancement Network representative told the commission a dashboard indicator shows Black residents compose 28% of Travis County jail bookings but 8% of the county's adult population, producing a 3.4 disproportionality ratio.

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At the start of public communication, a representative for Community Advancement Network (CAN) briefed the Public Safety Commission on the organization’s community dashboard and its racial disproportionality indicators.

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