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</header> </div> <div class="wrapper content-wrapper"> <div id="site_content" class="content "> <header class="alt_header"> <h1> <span><a class="plain" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/">Tribpedia</a>:</span> <a class="plain" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/tribpedia/texas-juvenile-justice-department/">Texas Juvenile Justice Department</a> </h1> </header> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <nav class="pagination"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3" class="page">3</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <article> <div class="cell w-12 content"> <p><p>The Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) is responsible for overseeing all youth correctional facilities in the state of Texas. It suffered a major abuse scandal in 2007 from which it is still recovering.</p> <p>Three percent of youth offenders referred to county juvenile probation departments each year are committed to TJJD institutions. A juvenile offense is committed when the offender is ...</p></p> <a class="permalink" href="about/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Read More</a> </div> </article> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-12"> <article class=" "> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/29/study-keep-youth-offenders-in-their-community/">Study Touts Community Programs for Juvenile Offenders</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ryan-mccrimmon/">Ryan McCrimmon</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 29 Jan 2015 13:44:57 -0600" title="2015-01-29 13:44"> Jan. 29, 2015 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/29/study-keep-youth-offenders-in-their-community/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/29/study-keep-youth-offenders-in-their-community/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/26/juvenile_detention_JW009_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="One of the residence units at the Travis County Juvenile Detention Center in Austin, Texas, Monday, June 24, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/26/juvenile_detention_JW009_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="One of the residence units at the Travis County Juvenile Detention Center in Austin, Texas, Monday, June 24, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">One of the residence units at the Travis County Juvenile Detention Center in Austin, Texas, Monday, June 24, 2013.</div> </div> <section class="summary"> <p>Juveniles in Texas who break the law are less likely to reoffend if they’re placed in community supervision programs instead of state facilities, according to a report released Thursday by criminal justice researchers.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2015/01/29/study-keep-youth-offenders-in-their-community/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </section> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_1"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/15/lawmakers-working-repurpose-corsicana-juvenile-fac/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/edited_2012_02_02_Giddings_TYC319_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="An empty cell at a state a juvenile correctional facility."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/edited_2012_02_02_Giddings_TYC319_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="An empty cell at a state a juvenile correctional facility." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jeff Heimsath</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">An empty cell at a state a juvenile correctional facility.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/15/lawmakers-working-repurpose-corsicana-juvenile-fac/">Vacant Juvenile Facility Costing $100,000 Monthly</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 15 May 2014 06:00:00 -0500" title="2014-05-15 06:00"> May 15, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/15/lawmakers-working-repurpose-corsicana-juvenile-fac/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>Last year, lawmakers told the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to close a facility, and the agency drew up plans to shutter its Corsicana detention center. The mentally ill youth who lived there are gone now, but lawmakers are keeping it open at a cost of $100,000 a month, hoping to salvage the aging institution.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/05/15/lawmakers-working-repurpose-corsicana-juvenile-fac/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_2"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/04/23/third-chief-month-be-named-juvenile-justice-depart/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/11/JuveJustice-Arrest-2_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/11/JuveJustice-Arrest-2_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Victor V.</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/04/23/third-chief-month-be-named-juvenile-justice-depart/">Third Chief in a Month to Be Named at Juvenile Justice Department</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/terri-langford/">Terri Langford</a></li><li><time datetime="Wed, 23 Apr 2014 17:17:09 -0500" title="2014-04-23 17:17"> April 23, 2014 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The Texas Juvenile Justice Department is set to name its third leader in a month at a meeting of the board that oversees the agency on Thursday. </p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/04/23/third-chief-month-be-named-juvenile-justice-depart/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_3"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/20/despite-drops-confinement-many-still-incarcerated/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TeenInCuffs_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TeenInCuffs_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/20/despite-drops-confinement-many-still-incarcerated/">Report: Many Youths Still Detained for Minor Infractions</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Aamena Ahmed </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 20 Mar 2014 13:44:49 -0500" title="2014-03-20 13:44"> March 20, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/20/despite-drops-confinement-many-still-incarcerated/comments/"><span class="value">4</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The number of youths locked up for minor infractions has fallen nationally and in Texas, but thousands of youths remain in detention for misbehaviors like violating curfew, according to a report released this week.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/20/despite-drops-confinement-many-still-incarcerated/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_4"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/19/juvenile-justice-department-leader-resigns/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MGriffiths_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Michael Griffiths, the executive director of the Texas Department of Juvenile Justice"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MGriffiths_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Michael Griffiths, the executive director of the Texas Department of Juvenile Justice" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Michael Griffiths, the executive director of the Texas Department of Juvenile Justice</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/19/juvenile-justice-department-leader-resigns/">Interim Juvenile Justice Department Leader Named</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:51:55 -0500" title="2014-03-19 12:51"> March 19, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/19/juvenile-justice-department-leader-resigns/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><strong>UPDATED: </strong><span>The board of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department on Wednesday announced the selection of an interim executive director to succeed </span><span>Mike Griffiths, who announced his resignation last month</span><span>.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/03/19/juvenile-justice-department-leader-resigns/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_5"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/02/12/corsicana-closure-lessons-juvenile-lock-/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/11/Corsicana_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Archival image of the Corsicana youth detention facility."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2014/02/11/Corsicana_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Archival image of the Corsicana youth detention facility." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Juvenile Justice Info Exchange / Edward L. Williams</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Archival image of the Corsicana youth detention facility.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/02/12/corsicana-closure-lessons-juvenile-lock-/">Closing Corsicana: Lessons from a Juvenile Lock-Up</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Maurice Chammah, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 12 Feb 2014 06:00:00 -0600" title="2014-02-12 06:00"> Feb. 12, 2014 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/02/12/corsicana-closure-lessons-juvenile-lock-/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p dir="ltr"><span>Since </span><span>the Corsicana juvenile detention</span><span> center</span><span> was founded in 1887 as the Texas Orphan Asylum, the facility's history</span><span> has followed national trends in juvenile justice issues.</span> Abuses at Corsicana could be found in many other places across the country. But so could the positive stories.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2014/02/12/corsicana-closure-lessons-juvenile-lock-/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_6"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/31/proposed-rules-would-allow-increased-use-pepper-sp/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/30/PepperSpray-Juve_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/30/PepperSpray-Juve_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/31/proposed-rules-would-allow-increased-use-pepper-sp/">Proposed Rules Could Increase Use of Pepper Spray on Youths</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 31 Oct 2013 06:00:00 -0500" title="2013-10-31 06:00"> Oct. 31, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/31/proposed-rules-would-allow-increased-use-pepper-sp/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>County probation chiefs want new authority to use pepper spray, saying proposed rules would provide more local control over how their facilities are operated. But some advocates worry greater use of pepper spray could be a dangerous step backward in efforts to reform the state’s juvenile justice system.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/31/proposed-rules-would-allow-increased-use-pepper-sp/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_7"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/29/facility-for-mentally-ill-youths-in-limbo/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/edited_2012_02_02_Giddings_TYC319_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="An empty cell at a state a juvenile correctional facility."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/edited_2012_02_02_Giddings_TYC319_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="An empty cell at a state a juvenile correctional facility." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jeff Heimsath</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">An empty cell at a state a juvenile correctional facility.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/29/facility-for-mentally-ill-youths-in-limbo/">Lawmaker Delays Leave Facility for Mentally Ill Youths in Limbo</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 29 Oct 2013 06:00:00 -0500" title="2013-10-29 06:00"> Oct. 29, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/29/facility-for-mentally-ill-youths-in-limbo/comments/"><span class="value">8</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Months after lawmakers cut millions of dollars in funding for the state juvenile justice department and ordered the closure of a detention facility, movement to shutter a Corsicana facility for mentally ill youths remains stalled as state leaders reconsider its demise.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/29/facility-for-mentally-ill-youths-in-limbo/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_8"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/24/probation-officers-laud-success-border-program/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/23/EP1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Bruce Ballou, left, and Jose Luis Perez tutor a teenager participating in the alternative education program in Maverick County."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/10/23/EP1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Bruce Ballou, left, and Jose Luis Perez tutor a teenager participating in the alternative education program in Maverick County." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Julian Aguilar</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Bruce Ballou, left, and Jose Luis Perez tutor a teenager participating in the alternative education program in Maverick County.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/24/probation-officers-laud-success-border-program/">Border Officers See Hope in Reduced Juvenile Offenders</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/julian-aguilar/">Juli谩n Aguilar</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 24 Oct 2013 06:00:00 -0500" title="2013-10-24 06:00"> Oct. 24, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/24/probation-officers-laud-success-border-program/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span><span><span>In the Eagle Pass area, the number of juvenile felony cases referred to Chief Juvenile Probation Officer Bruce Ballou has fallen more than 40 percent since 2012. </span>As marijuana harvest season in Mexico begins, Ballou hopes his staff's approach to rehabilitation will keep the same faces from showing up again. </span></span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/10/24/probation-officers-laud-success-border-program/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_9"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/09/28/liveblog-criminal-justice-texas-tribune-festival/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/25/_TTF13-liveblog-track-lead-art_png_312x176_crop_q100.png" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/09/25/_TTF13-liveblog-track-lead-art_png_800x1000_q100.png" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Ben Hasson</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/09/28/liveblog-criminal-justice-texas-tribune-festival/">Liveblog: Criminal Justice at The Texas Tribune Festival</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/ayan-mittra/">Ayan Mittra</a></li><li><time datetime="Sat, 28 Sep 2013 08:15:00 -0500" title="2013-09-28 08:15"> Sept. 28, 2013 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>We're liveblogging this weekend from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/festival/2013/home/">The Texas Tribune Festival</a>'s <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/festival/2013/tracks/criminal-justice/">Criminal Justice track</a>, which includes panels on guilt and innocence, juvenile justice, guns, and a one-on-one conversation with Attorney General <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/greg-abbott/">Greg Abbott</a>.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/09/28/liveblog-criminal-justice-texas-tribune-festival/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_10"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/08/29/tribunefest-mental-health-and-criminal-justice/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Criminal_Justice_Freeze_Frame_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/videos/Criminal_Justice_Freeze_Frame_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/08/29/tribunefest-mental-health-and-criminal-justice/">TribuneFest: Mental Health and Criminal Justice </a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/about/staff/evan-smith/">Evan Smith</a></li><li><time datetime="Thu, 29 Aug 2013 15:37:45 -0500" title="2013-08-29 15:37"> Aug. 29, 2013 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>At the Trib's August 19 symposium on mental health at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Brandi Grissom talked about the intersection of mental health and criminal justice with Michele Deitch, senior lecturer at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at UT-Austin, Harris County Sheriff Adrian Garcia, Michael Griffiths, executive director of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, and Kathryn Lewis, an attorney at Disability Rights Texas.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/08/29/tribunefest-mental-health-and-criminal-justice/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_11"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/24/tjjd-weighs-closing-mental-health-unit-halfway-hou/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/edited_2012_02_02_Giddings_TYC360_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Despite the statewide decrease in staff-on-youth assaults at juvenile correctional facilities, the rate of youth-on-youth assaults has increased following the 2007 legislative reforms."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/edited_2012_02_02_Giddings_TYC360_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Despite the statewide decrease in staff-on-youth assaults at juvenile correctional facilities, the rate of youth-on-youth assaults has increased following the 2007 legislative reforms." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jeff Heimsath</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Despite the statewide decrease in staff-on-youth assaults at juvenile correctional facilities, the rate of youth-on-youth assaults has increased following the 2007 legislative reforms.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/24/tjjd-weighs-closing-mental-health-unit-halfway-hou/">TJJD Weighs Closing Mental Health Unit, Halfway Houses</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Elizabeth Koh </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Jul 2013 06:00:00 -0500" title="2013-07-24 06:00"> July 24, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/24/tjjd-weighs-closing-mental-health-unit-halfway-hou/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>City leaders in Corsicana are worried about the potential economic and jobs losses that could come from closing a state juvenile detention center. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department is considering closing the Corsicana Residential Treatment Center and two halfway houses with some 117 juveniles.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/24/tjjd-weighs-closing-mental-health-unit-halfway-hou/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_12"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/15/abortion-debate-pushes-other-bills-shadows/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/19/Capitol-Shadow-Sundown_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/19/Capitol-Shadow-Sundown_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Phil Sonpott</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/15/abortion-debate-pushes-other-bills-shadows/">Abortion Debate Pushes Other Bills Into the Shadows</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Ben Philpott </li><li><time datetime="Mon, 15 Jul 2013 05:58:00 -0500" title="2013-07-15 05:58"> July 15, 2013 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>On the latest <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://kutnews.org/term/agenda-texas">Agenda Texas</a>, from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://kutnews.org/">KUT News</a> and the Tribune: The abortion fight at the state Capitol this summer has overshadowed two other issues — transportation and criminal sentencing — lawmakers have also been asked to address.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/07/15/abortion-debate-pushes-other-bills-shadows/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_13"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/28/pilot-could-set-stage-juvenile-justice-reforms/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/26/juvenile_detention_JW035_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Detainees line up to leave the outdoor recreation area at theTravis County Juvenile Detention Center in Austin on June 24, 2013."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/06/26/juvenile_detention_JW035_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Detainees line up to leave the outdoor recreation area at theTravis County Juvenile Detention Center in Austin on June 24, 2013." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jennifer Whitney</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Detainees line up to leave the outdoor recreation area at theTravis County Juvenile Detention Center in Austin on June 24, 2013.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/28/pilot-could-set-stage-juvenile-justice-reforms/">Law Could Set Stage for Juvenile Justice Reforms</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 28 Jun 2013 06:00:00 -0500" title="2013-06-28 06:00"> June 28, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/28/pilot-could-set-stage-juvenile-justice-reforms/comments/"><span class="value">18</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p class="websummaries">A new law allowing Travis County to commit juvenile offenders to local detention facilities instead of large state institutions could set the stage for the next steps in reforming Texas’ juvenile justice system. If other counties follow suit, the size and cost of the state juvenile justice system could change dramatically.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/28/pilot-could-set-stage-juvenile-justice-reforms/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_14"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/21/house-debates-sentencing-17-year-old-murderers/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Jail-Prison-Bars-1_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Jail-Prison-Bars-1_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Rob Crow</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/21/house-debates-sentencing-17-year-old-murderers/">House Debates Sentencing for 17-Year-Old Murderers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 21 Jun 2013 14:13:42 -0500" title="2013-06-21 14:13"> June 21, 2013 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/21/house-debates-sentencing-17-year-old-murderers/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>The Texas Legislature has moved closer to passing a bill that would solve constitutional problems that have left prosecutors without sentencing options for some juveniles convicted of capital murder.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/21/house-debates-sentencing-17-year-old-murderers/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_15"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/18/advocates-see-problems-proposed-juvenile-murder-se/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TeenInCuffs_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/TeenInCuffs_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/18/advocates-see-problems-proposed-juvenile-murder-se/">Lawmakers Ponder Sentencing Fix for Teen Murderers</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:00:00 -0500" title="2013-06-18 06:00"> June 18, 2013 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>Constitutional questions could plague the capital murder legislation under consideration in the current special legislative session, according to some juvenile justice advocates.</p> <p> </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2013/06/18/advocates-see-problems-proposed-juvenile-murder-se/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_16"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/10/24/report-funding-needed-juvenile-mental-health/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/JuveJustice-6_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/JuveJustice-6_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Glenda Otero</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/10/24/report-funding-needed-juvenile-mental-health/">Report: More Funding Needed for Juvenile Mental Health</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Maurice Chammah </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 24 Oct 2012 06:00:00 -0500" title="2012-10-24 06:00"> Oct. 24, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/10/24/report-funding-needed-juvenile-mental-health/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The Texas Criminal Justice Coalition has released a report calling for more funding for mental health in the juvenile justice system. It says girls are not given adequate counseling for past trauma. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department, however, takes issue with some of the report's conclusions. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/10/24/report-funding-needed-juvenile-mental-health/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_17"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/10/17/report-local-youth-programs-need-more-funds-oversi/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/edited_2012_02_02_Giddings_TYC319_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="An empty cell at a state a juvenile correctional facility."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/edited_2012_02_02_Giddings_TYC319_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="An empty cell at a state a juvenile correctional facility." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jeff Heimsath</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">An empty cell at a state a juvenile correctional facility.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/10/17/report-local-youth-programs-need-more-funds-oversi/">Report: Local Youth Programs Need More Funds, Oversight</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Wed, 17 Oct 2012 06:00:00 -0500" title="2012-10-17 06:00"> Oct. 17, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/10/17/report-local-youth-programs-need-more-funds-oversi/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>County juvenile probation agencies are getting better results for less money than state lockups when it comes to troubled youths, according to a report released Wednesday by the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition. But the report says counties need more funding, particularly for mental health, and more oversight to ensure safe conditions. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/10/17/report-local-youth-programs-need-more-funds-oversi/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_18"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/09/06/michael-griffiths-tt-interview/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MGriffiths_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="Michael Griffiths, the executive director of the Texas Department of Juvenile Justice"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/MGriffiths_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="Michael Griffiths, the executive director of the Texas Department of Juvenile Justice" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> <div class="photo_caption">Michael Griffiths, the executive director of the Texas Department of Juvenile Justice</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/09/06/michael-griffiths-tt-interview/">Michael Griffiths: The TT Interview</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Maurice Chammah </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 6 Sep 2012 09:00:00 -0500" title="2012-09-06 09:00"> Sept. 6, 2012 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The incoming director of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department on how his experience has prepared him for his new role, what he thinks about closing some rural correctional facilities and how he'll solve the problems that have long plagued the state's juvenile system.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/09/06/michael-griffiths-tt-interview/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_19"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/09/02/phoenix-program-aims-transform-troubled-youths/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Phoenix_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt="State juvenile correctional facility in Mart, Texas, on Aug. 28, 2012"> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Phoenix_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="State juvenile correctional facility in Mart, Texas, on Aug. 28, 2012" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Sarah Lim</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State juvenile correctional facility in Mart, Texas, on Aug. 28, 2012</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/09/02/phoenix-program-aims-transform-troubled-youths/">Phoenix Program Aims to Transform Troubled Youths</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Sun, 2 Sep 2012 06:00:00 -0500" title="2012-09-02 06:00"> Sept. 2, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/09/02/phoenix-program-aims-transform-troubled-youths/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>For youths who are considered some of the most troubled in the juvenile justice system, the intensive Phoenix Program is a last chance to straighten their paths. Mess up here, and they're headed for prison. For the troubled juvenile system, the program may be the road to reducing violence.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/09/02/phoenix-program-aims-transform-troubled-youths/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_20"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/08/24/juvenile-justice-board-hires-new-agency-leader/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas-Juvenile-Justice-Dept_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas-Juvenile-Justice-Dept_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/08/24/juvenile-justice-board-hires-new-agency-leader/">Juvenile Justice Board Hires New Agency Leader</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:21:01 -0500" title="2012-08-24 15:21"> Aug. 24, 2012 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The Texas Juvenile Justice Board on Friday voted to hire Michael Griffiths to be the next leader of the youth justice agency as it struggles to improve security and safety at its juvenile correctional facilities.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/08/24/juvenile-justice-board-hires-new-agency-leader/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_21"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/08/24/survey-juvenile-probation-departments-underfunded/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/JuveJustice-3_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/JuveJustice-3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/08/24/survey-juvenile-probation-departments-underfunded/">Survey: Local Juvenile Programs Underfunded</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 24 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500" title="2012-08-24 00:00"> Aug. 24, 2012 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p>Instead of continuing to spend millions on problem-plagued secure facilities operated by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, juvenile justice reform advocates say legislators should invest more in local probation departments.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/08/24/survey-juvenile-probation-departments-underfunded/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_22"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/08/07/inspections-reveal-security-concerns-youth-prisons/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas-Juvenile-Justice-Dept_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/Texas-Juvenile-Justice-Dept_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo illustration by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/08/07/inspections-reveal-security-concerns-youth-prisons/">Inspections Reveal Security Issues at Youth Facilities</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 7 Aug 2012 06:00:00 -0500" title="2012-08-07 06:00"> Aug. 7, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/08/07/inspections-reveal-security-concerns-youth-prisons/comments/"><span class="value">1</span><span class="label">Comment</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Last month, inspectors conducted surprise safety and security reviews at the state's juvenile facilities. The juvenile justice department's leader said he wanted to get a baseline understanding of operations so that he can see how to implement improvements. Among the findings: lax security procedures and problems with documentation.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/08/07/inspections-reveal-security-concerns-youth-prisons/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_23"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/07/26/tjjd-examining-youths-violent-history/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/JuveJustice-3_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/JuveJustice-3_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Graphic by Todd Wiseman</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/07/26/tjjd-examining-youths-violent-history/">TJJD Doing Blanket Review of Youths in Facilities</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Hollie O'Connor </li><li><time datetime="Thu, 26 Jul 2012 06:00:00 -0500" title="2012-07-26 06:00"> July 26, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/07/26/tjjd-examining-youths-violent-history/comments/"><span class="value">2</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>The <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://www.tjjd.texas.gov/">Texas Juvenile Justice Department</a> is undergoing a review of all youths in its system to determine if they have histories of violent behavior. Advocates worry it will become a tool to reccomend more youths for imprisonment in adult facilities. Some lawmakers argue it should be used to incarcerate repeat offenders who meet criteria for prison.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/07/26/tjjd-examining-youths-violent-history/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_24"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/06/01/house-departures-leave-criminal-justice-void/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/20110428-Cap-Richmond007_JPG_312x176_crop_q100.JPG" alt="State Rep. Jerry Madden, R-Plano."> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/20110428-Cap-Richmond007_JPG_800x1000_q100.JPG" title="State Rep. Jerry Madden, R-Plano." class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Callie Richmond</cite> </div> <div class="photo_caption">State Rep. Jerry Madden, R-Plano.</div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/06/01/house-departures-leave-criminal-justice-void/">House Departures Take a Bite Out of Criminal Justice</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Fri, 1 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0500" title="2012-06-01 00:00"> June 1, 2012 </time></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <span class="txweekly-icon"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/common/images/txweekly-summary-icon.png" alt="Texas Weekly" title="Texas Weekly"> </span> <p><span>For years they’ve been the Butch and Sundance of Texas criminal justice policy. Republican state Rep. </span><strong>Jerry Madden</strong><span> and Democrat state Sen. </span><strong>John Whitmire</strong><span> have helped lead a sea change in the adult and juvenile prison systems. But the team is breaking up. Madden, chairman of the House Corrections Committee, is retiring after 10 terms.</span></p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/06/01/house-departures-leave-criminal-justice-void/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid hide-media-extras"> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_25"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/29/director-troubled-youth-agency-retire/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/YouthinHandcuffs_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/YouthinHandcuffs_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/29/director-troubled-youth-agency-retire/">Director of Troubled Youth Agency to Retire</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 29 May 2012 09:51:29 -0500" title="2012-05-29 09:51"> May 29, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/29/director-troubled-youth-agency-retire/comments/"><span class="value">3</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p><span>After nearly fours years leading the state's juvenile justice agency, Cherie Townsend announced on Tuesday that she will retire next month, following reports of increasing violence at Texas' youth lockups.</span> Townsend said in an email to staff that her "values and principles" were detracting from the agency's mission. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/29/director-troubled-youth-agency-retire/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_26"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/08/jay-kimbrough-returns-youth-agency-crisis/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/jay_kimbrough_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/jay_kimbrough_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/08/jay-kimbrough-returns-youth-agency-crisis/">Jay Kimbrough Returns to Youth Agency in Trouble</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Tue, 8 May 2012 16:18:35 -0500" title="2012-05-08 16:18"> May 8, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/08/jay-kimbrough-returns-youth-agency-crisis/comments/"><span class="value">15</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>Gov. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/directory/rick-perry/">Rick Perry</a>'s "happy warrior" is coming to the rescue again for the state's troubled youth lockups. Jay Kimbrough will serve as special assistant for safety and security at the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.</p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/05/08/jay-kimbrough-returns-youth-agency-crisis/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="cell w-4"> <article class=" item_27"> <div class="media letterbox"> <a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/04/30/reports-violence-spur-call-change-youth-jails/"> <img src="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220im_/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/edited_2012_02_02_Giddings_TYC370_jpg_312x176_crop_q100.jpg" alt=""> </a> <div class="photo_links"> <a href="//web.archive.org/web/20150916103220/http://s3.amazonaws.com/static.texastribune.org/media/images/edited_2012_02_02_Giddings_TYC370_jpg_800x1000_q100.jpg" title="" class="lightbox enlarge">Enlarge</a> <cite>Photo by Jeff Heimsath</cite> </div> </div> <div class="text_column"> <header> <h1><a href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/04/30/reports-violence-spur-call-change-youth-jails/">Reports of Violence Spur Call for Change at Youth Jails</a></h1> <ul class="meta separator"><li class="byline"> by Brandi Grissom </li><li><time datetime="Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:00:00 -0500" title="2012-04-30 06:00"> April 30, 2012 </time></li><li class="comments"><a class="comments" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/04/30/reports-violence-spur-call-change-youth-jails/comments/"><span class="value">5</span><span class="label">Comments</span></a></li></ul> </header> <div class="summary"> <p>It's been five years since Texas lawmakers overhauled the juvenile justice system. Now, reports of youth violence and lacking mental health services at the state's juvenile lockups have one top state senator calling the situation at the facilities a crisis and advocates urging continued reforms. </p> <a class="permalink" href="/web/20150916103220/http://www.texastribune.org/2012/04/30/reports-violence-spur-call-change-youth-jails/"> <i class="icon-share-alt"></i> Full Story</a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <div class="grid"> <div class="cell w-12"> <nav class="pagination clear"> <ul class="pagination"><li class="disabled"><span class="disabled prev"><span>&lsaquo;</span> previous</span></li><li><span class="current page">1</span></li><li><a href="?page=2" class="page">2</a></li><li><a href="?page=3" class="page">3</a></li><li class="last"><a href="?page=2" class="next">next <span>&rsaquo;</span></a></li></ul> </nav> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wrapper-r"> <footer id="site_footer" class="wrapper-r"> <div class="hide-for-medium-down"> </div> <div 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