Posted on · The report also found racial disparities among Texas children placed on probation, with Black children making up 27% of supervised youth throughout the state despite accounting for only 13% of Texas' population.
Posted on · The report found that despite most children having "clear mental health needs," the Texas Juvenile Justice Department lacks enough resources and staff to "provide proper treatment" for children who are in custody.
Posted on · The agency is so understaffed that teens have reported spending up to 23 hours locked in their cells, using water bottles to go to the bathroom. A staggering number have hurt themselves or been placed on suicide watch.
Posted on · On Friday's Houston Matters: New rules for no-knock warrants, bringing the arts to at-risk youth, breaking down The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of the news, and an informal spelling bee.