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Texas Juvenile Justice Department granted $825K to help reduce youth incarceration
KXAN via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Texas Juvenile Justice Department will receive a grant of nearly $1 million to help reduce youth...
Juvenile officer’s do-not-hire status initially reversed amid sexual misconduct investigation
KXAN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Texas Juvenile Justice Department allowed a juvenile corrections officer who was being...
Step 1 for Tarrant’s awful juvenile justice system: How about judges show up for work?
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoYou’ve probably heard the old saw that you can judge a society based on how it treats its prisoners....
Department of Justice investigating excessive force, isolation in KY’s juvenile jails
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy via AOL· 1 month agoA federal civil-rights investigation into how youths are treated inside the eight detention centers...
Almost 600 Texas youth are trapped in a juvenile prison system on the brink of collapse
The El Paso Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor 24/7 mental health support in English or Spanish, call the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s free help line at 800-662-4357. You can also reach a trained crisis ...
Texas juvenile prisons suspend intakes, isolate kids up to 22 hours due to staff shortages
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoShortages have limited employees in effectively rehabilitating children and could lead to “an...
Juvenile curfews come with consequences, but not the ones they're designed for, studies show
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJuvenile curfews are returning to some of America's largest cities as local leaders explore ways to...
A Teenager’s Nightmare Stay in Greg Abbott’s Prison for Kids
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPhoto Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/GettyIf you or a loved one are struggling with...
Taylor commissioners examining proposed state juvenile pre-adjudication facility
The Abilene Reporter-News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTaylor County commissioner took no action Tuesday on a notice received from the Texas Juvenile...
Former Austin ISD tutor was banned from working in state juvenile detention centers
KXAN via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe person accused of inappropriately touching a student during a tutoring session this semester at...