Posted on · The study showed a small group of kids who had multiple interactions with the system -- disproportionately youth of color -- were more likely to receive harsher punishments, even though their offenses didn't increase in severity.
Posted on · Advocates argue that the students -- separated for things like dress code violations, lashing out at teachers or getting into fights -- shouldn't face additional consequences "for something that is so out of their control."
Posted on · Cities across Texas have been rethinking their juvenile curfew ordinances.
Posted on · The Center for Urban Transformation is launching the program to help students who commit crimes on their school’s campus.
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: A tentative settlement is reached in the lawsuit over the county's bail system, a new program aims to keeps kids out of the court system, lawmakers want Texas to sue the federal government over costs of securing the border, we discuss issues raised in the Hulu movie Culture Shock, and we hear stories from the integration of Texas football.
Posted on · Under a new bill, juvenile offenders would not have to wait 40 years to be considered for parole.
Posted on · The U.S. Department of Justice is currently investigating some of the juvenile courts in Harris County, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Posted on · Before releasing them, Judge Glenn Devlin reportedly asked first whether they intended to kill anyone.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: After losing his re-election bid, a judge releases many of the juvenile defendants who had cases before him. Then, former Sec. of State Madeleine Albright discusses the need for bipartisanship in foreign policy. Plus, a new documentary tells the story of Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker James Blue, who spent much of his career in Houston. And a new performance explores the impact of Houston’s drag scene on the LGBT rights movement.
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: A new report says public defenders in Harris County's juvenile courts aren't getting assigned enough cases. The Trump administration is considering altering the legal definition of gender. Houston-raised cartoonist Ngozi Ukazu discusses her popular hockey-themed web comic, Check, Please! And local band The Wheel Workers performs.
Posted on · Through the new collaborative, juvenile probation officers and CPS case workers must share information and keep track of each kid in those systems.
Posted on · The Houston Independent School District had the highest number of referrals, making up 5 percent of the state's juvenile probation referrals for making a terroristic threat.
Posted on · Alex Bunin admits he provided confidential details on dozens of juvenile defendants to a bail reform advocate
Posted on · It also found that on average Texas districts seem to spent more than twice as much on police than on counselors.
Posted on · A federal civil rights investigation into law enforcement and criminal justice in Ferguson, Missouri will be released Wednesday. A law enforcement official familiar with the report tells NPR the investigation determined blacks were disproportionately targeted by police and the justice system, leading to –Â or reinforcing –Â a lack of trust in both police and […]