/tags/juvenile-justice Juvenile Justice en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 02 Aug 2022 14:11:50 GMT /crime-justice/2022-08-02/almost-600-texas-youth-are-trapped-in-a-juvenile-prison-system-on-the-brink-of-collapse 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. Tue, 02 Aug 2022 14:11:50 GMT /crime-justice/2022-08-02/almost-600-texas-youth-are-trapped-in-a-juvenile-prison-system-on-the-brink-of-collapse Jolie McCullough /crime-justice/2022-07-07/texas-juvenile-detention-system-closes-doors-to-new-children In an email last week, interim director Shandra Carter described the move as having "no other option." Thu, 07 Jul 2022 22:43:01 GMT /crime-justice/2022-07-07/texas-juvenile-detention-system-closes-doors-to-new-children Paul Flahive /texas/2020-10-29/texas-juvenile-justice-system-is-still-broken-complaint-says From Texas Standard:Children housed at Texas Juvenile Justice Department, or TJJD, facilities routinely suffer sexual assault, physical abuse and other� Thu, 29 Oct 2020 19:48:05 GMT /texas/2020-10-29/texas-juvenile-justice-system-is-still-broken-complaint-says Michael Marks /crime-justice/2020-03-02/austin-police-hope-a-new-take-on-a-classic-game-will-help-build-more-trust-with-young-people At what age can you be charged with a crime in Texas? The question appears on a screen in front of a group of teenagers at the Boys and Girls Club in� Mon, 02 Mar 2020 13:23:19 GMT /crime-justice/2020-03-02/austin-police-hope-a-new-take-on-a-classic-game-will-help-build-more-trust-with-young-people Nadia Hamdan /sports/2018-12-10/six-man-football-provides-way-out-of-the-texas-juvenile-justice-system Last week in Waco, two teams met to play for the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools� (TAPPS) six-man football division final. The paths� Mon, 10 Dec 2018 15:51:13 GMT /sports/2018-12-10/six-man-football-provides-way-out-of-the-texas-juvenile-justice-system Jimmy Maas /texas/2018-02-02/gov-greg-abbott-taps-former-ranger-to-head-the-states-juvenile-justice-department From Texas Standard:There’s a shakeup going on at the Texas Juvenile Justice Department after a Dallas Morning News investigation revealed widespread� Fri, 02 Feb 2018 20:45:30 GMT /texas/2018-02-02/gov-greg-abbott-taps-former-ranger-to-head-the-states-juvenile-justice-department Jill Ament /texas/2017-12-13/gov-greg-abbott-asks-texas-rangers-to-investigate-sexual-abuse-at-youth-lockups Gov. Greg Abbott has asked the Texas Rangers to open an investigation into reports of sexual misconduct at the state's juvenile lockups.Abbott sent a� Wed, 13 Dec 2017 17:57:17 GMT /texas/2017-12-13/gov-greg-abbott-asks-texas-rangers-to-investigate-sexual-abuse-at-youth-lockups Jolie McCullough | Texas Tribune /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 /education/2017-10-12/instead-of-school-to-prison-pipeline-austin-wants-something-that-actually-helps-kids The Austin City Council approved a resolution Thursday to create a study committee on the school-to-prison pipeline. That's a term used to describe� Thu, 12 Oct 2017 23:51:46 GMT /education/2017-10-12/instead-of-school-to-prison-pipeline-austin-wants-something-that-actually-helps-kids Claire McInerny /austin/2017-09-29/austin-officially-ends-its-late-night-curfew-for-minors In a unanimous vote, the Austin City Council ended the city's late-night curfew for minors last night.The ordinance, which made it a Class C misdemeanor� Fri, 29 Sep 2017 12:58:01 GMT /austin/2017-09-29/austin-officially-ends-its-late-night-curfew-for-minors Andrew Weber