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Texas’ Juvenile Justice Department could be on the chopping block

Paul Flahive, TPR

Posted on June 23, 2022 · Sunset Advisory commission met to discuss the fate of the system that the interim director said was "collapsing."

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Almost 600 Texas youth are trapped in a juvenile prison system on the brink of collapse

Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune

Posted on August 2, 2022 · 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.

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Texas juvenile detention system closes doors to new children

Paul Flahive, TPR

Posted on July 7, 2022 · In an email last week, interim director Shandra Carter described the move as having "no other option."

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U.S. Department of Justice investigating abuse, mistreatment at Texas’ juvenile lockups

Jolie McCullough, Texas Tribune

Posted on October 13, 2021 · 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.”

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