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Texas bill would lock up more youths in understaffed juvenile facilities
Senate Bill 1727 aims to keep the juvenile justice workers and the public safe from violent criminals who happen to be ...
Texas bills rooting out ‘bad actors’ from schools, sparked by KXAN investigation, advance
The bill comes after a KXAN investigation found records showing the Texas Juvenile Justice Department allowed former Juvenile ...
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Texas lawmakers are considering a law that would make it easier for minors to go to adult prisons
Experts worry this punishment will lead to worse outcomes for kids who are transferred to adult facilities. Texas lawmakers ...
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Texas lawmakers consider banning pepper spray, other reforms in juvenile detention centers
A Texas House committee is considering legislation ... In August, the Department of Justice, under the Biden Administration, said that TJJD facilities were using methods that violated the ...
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Female correctional officer accused of sexually assaulting 16-year-old inmate at Texas juvenile facility
HOUSTON – A former correctional officer with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department has been arrested and is facing multiple charges involving a 16-year-old juvenile victim. Yuliana Mares ...