/tags/juvenile-justice-1 Juvenile Justice en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 01 Aug 2024 20:14:13 GMT /texas/2024-08-01/justice-department-finds-widespread-physical-sexual-and-mental-abuse-in-texas-juvenile-facilities The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday said an expansive investigation into the Texas Juvenile Justice Department found widespread instances of systemic physical and mental abuse and violations of children’s civil and constitutional rights. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 20:14:13 GMT /texas/2024-08-01/justice-department-finds-widespread-physical-sexual-and-mental-abuse-in-texas-juvenile-facilities Julián Aguilar /education/2023-01-25/williamson-county-juvenile-services-therapy-dog-luna-raptor The Georgetown Independent School District helps run a school for kids in Williamson County juvenile justice programs. Luna helps improve student and staff mental health. Wed, 25 Jan 2023 12:25:00 GMT /education/2023-01-25/williamson-county-juvenile-services-therapy-dog-luna-raptor Becky Fogel /crime-justice/2022-04-21/bastrop-shelter-caretaker-accused-of-exploiting-girls-was-fired-from-previous-job-for-misconduct State records show Iesha Greene was fired in 2020 from a state juvenile facility for having inappropriate relationships with children. The Refuge said it was aware of her previous work there, but it never requested her publicly available personnel records. Fri, 22 Apr 2022 00:06:11 GMT /crime-justice/2022-04-21/bastrop-shelter-caretaker-accused-of-exploiting-girls-was-fired-from-previous-job-for-misconduct Zach Despart, Reese Oxner /texas/2018-03-08/former-texas-prison-employee-alleges-a-culture-of-cover-up From Texas Standard.A woman who once oversaw the youthful offenders program at a Texas prison in Brazoria alleges that “a culture of cover-up� exists at� Thu, 08 Mar 2018 20:54:19 GMT /texas/2018-03-08/former-texas-prison-employee-alleges-a-culture-of-cover-up Jill Ament /texas/2018-01-11/in-texas-black-girls-are-almost-seven-times-as-likely-to-be-suspended-from-school-as-white-girls From Texas Standard.Twenty-three percent of the students in Fort Worth ISD are black. But according to a recent report by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 62� Thu, 11 Jan 2018 19:24:06 GMT /texas/2018-01-11/in-texas-black-girls-are-almost-seven-times-as-likely-to-be-suspended-from-school-as-white-girls Jill Ament /texas/2017-12-05/juvenile-justice-advocates-to-lt-gov-dan-patrick-incarceration-isnt-working-move-youth-home From Texas Standard.Last month, the Dallas Morning News uncovered an internal email from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. It said that at least four� Tue, 05 Dec 2017 19:49:37 GMT /texas/2017-12-05/juvenile-justice-advocates-to-lt-gov-dan-patrick-incarceration-isnt-working-move-youth-home Michael Marks /life-arts/2014-12-23/in-black-america-podcast-burning-down-the-house-makes-the-case-to-eliminate-juvenile-prisons On this edition of In Black America, producer/host John L. Hanson Jr. speaks with Nell Bernstein, award-winning journalist and author of “Burning Down The� Tue, 23 Dec 2014 14:52:28 GMT /life-arts/2014-12-23/in-black-america-podcast-burning-down-the-house-makes-the-case-to-eliminate-juvenile-prisons John L. Hanson Jr. /health/2012-11-01/today-28-local-children-were-adopted-into-permanent-homes http://kut.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Bernier-Adoption-Day-2012.mp3After spending years wading through temporary homes in the foster system � some for� Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:30:40 GMT /health/2012-11-01/today-28-local-children-were-adopted-into-permanent-homes