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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 · In an email last week, interim director Shandra Carter described the move as having "no other option."
Posted on · Sunset Advisory commission met to discuss the fate of the system that the interim director said was "collapsing."
Posted on · The department says it’s looking into whether the Texas Juvenile Justice Department provides “reasonable protection from physical and sexual abuse by staff and other residents, excessive use of chemical restraints and excessive use of isolation.”
Posted on · “This latest series of recommendations mirrors a lot of the recommendations that have been made over and over again.”
Posted on · The proposal includes reducing the number of youth at state lockups and focusing on county-run facilities.
Posted on · With no experience working directly with incarcerated kids, Camille Cain is an unconventional choice to be the new director of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. But experts hope she'll be well-suited to handle problems like staffing shortages and a sexual abuse scandal
Posted on · If convicted, the guards could face up to a year in prison and a fine of up to $4,000
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 […]