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9 Mar 2007, 7:53 am
News around the state is surfacing that calls into question Texas Youth Commission interim chief Ed Owens' assertion that TYC facilities are "safe" for kids: The Brownwood Bulletin says law enforcement has finished another investigation of sexual abuse at a TYC facility, this time involving three young women that "happened in a small storage closet. [read post]
15 May 2012, 5:31 am
A report by the Sunset Commission in 2010 found a 25% turnover rate among staff at youth prisons, down from a high of 48% turnover in 2007, but still among the highest of all state agencies.And while last I heard, TJJD has said it's meeting its 12-1 staffing ratio, the changing demographics of youth prisoners (less dangerous offenders diverted, more dangerous offenders concentrated into fewer units) may mean even that number is too high. [read post]
3 Jul 2007, 9:02 am
For many parents of youth incarcerated in the Texas Youth Commission, the past few months have been full of nightmarish revelations and constant anxiety. [read post]
11 May 2007, 11:49 am
The Texas House today honored Speaker Pro Tem Sylvester Turner's Chief of Staff, Alison Brock, for her role uncovering and convincing legislators to act on the Texas Youth Commission scandals, reports R.G. [read post]
17 Dec 2010, 4:26 am
In 2008, the Sunset Commission recommended merging the Texas Youth Commission with the Juvenile Probation Commission, but the 81st Texas Legislature chose not to do so. [read post]
26 Oct 2007, 11:22 pm
With the Texas Youth Commission no longer accepting misdemeanant offenders, and new TYC rules pushing kids onto parole much sooner than in the past, counties must now manage more problem youth in the community or in locally funded post-adjudication facilities who previously might have spent years in TYC, out of sight, out of mind.Most impacted are the five largest counties, who account for around half of all TYC commitments. [read post]
2 Mar 2009, 2:55 am
Juvie corrections will be back in the spotlight this week with the Corrections Committee on Thursday devoting a day of testimony to Texas Youth Commission (TYC), the Juvenile Probation Commission (TJPC), the Office of Independent Ombudsman (OIO) and Sunset proposals for a merger.Which gives me cause to introduce readers to Tara Haelle, a former schoolteacher who's now a grad student at the LBJ School studying juvie corrections this semester and who's… [read post]
8 May 2007, 12:02 am
With a record like that, you would think GEO Group would be worried about how they're going to weather this shake-up at TYC that's dealing with the employees of Texas Youth Commission so harshly. [read post]
21 Jun 2008, 6:33 am
Not much detail in the article, but the Lubbock Avalanche Journal reports that Sunset Commission Chair Carl Isett says the Texas Youth Commission may be either "phased out or restructured," as well as the Texas Transportation Commission.Sen. [read post]
2 Oct 2007, 7:02 am
Just a couple of quick items about the Texas Youth Commission's decision to close its unit in Coke County:Locals Angry at Coke ClosureFirst, I spoke to House Corrections Chairman Jerry Madden who tells me local officials in Coke County are furious at TYC ending its contract with the Geo Group. [read post]
18 Mar 2008, 11:28 am
The Justice Department and the Texas Youth Commission - the state agency charged with overseeing Evins - reached a tentative agreement to the lawsuit in February. [read post]
3 Aug 2011, 6:20 am
The Statesman's Mike Ward has a story on the Texas Legislature's historic decision to close one adult prison in Sugar Land and three youth lockups, the first time the state's has shuttered such facilities:For the first time in its history, Texas is shuttering a prison -- a creaky, 102-year-old lockup southwest of Houston once made famous in the folk song "Midnight Special. [read post]
4 Nov 2007, 5:47 pm
Allegations of physical and sexual abuse at youth prisons in Texas have led to arrests and firings of top officials and prompted a push to reform.Evins Regional Juvenile Center in Edinburg, Texas, has played a central role in the scandals rocking the Texas Youth Commission. [read post]
3 Oct 2008, 7:45 am
As if the Texas Youth Commission doesn't have enough problems, a Juvenile Corrections Officer (JCO) at TYC's Evins Unit in South Texas was arrested along with his spouse for dealing cocaine, reports the Brownsville Herald:Alfonso Ibarra, a correctional officer with the Texas Youth Commission, and Melba Ibarra, an employee with the La Feria Independent School District, were both charged with possession of cocaine with the intent… [read post]
4 Nov 2008, 4:40 pm
Some readers may be interested in the Texas Youth Commission's new rules regarding giving youth psychotropic medication, particularly the part of the directive that declares:If a youth is prescribed psychotropic medication, the youth will be verbally notified and the parent/guardian will be notified via the Medication Notification Letter, Word Document HLS-190, of the diagnosis, name of the drug, purpose of the drug, potential side effects… [read post]
26 Jun 2007, 7:45 am
I've got much more to write about when I get a chance, but wanted to record this thought: In Texas, perhaps the Texas Youth Commission's transformation might be an opportunity for testing restorative justice principles in the Lone Star State.On Sunday night, Dr. [read post]
29 Jul 2007, 2:58 am
Are private contractors the answer for the Texas Youth Commission's woes? [read post]
3 Apr 2008, 2:21 pm
That could be in the works, according to two articles published today:Youth Commission could face closure, radical change, lawmakers say, Austin StatesmanHouston Senator Whitmire wants to abolish TYC, Houston ChronicleIn addition, though it's not posted yet so this announcement could be premature, I understand the TYC Joint Select Committee will meet again on April 16th, so maybe we'll hear more then about what these proposals might really mean in practice. [read post]
1 Apr 2011, 8:39 am
Reports the Statesman's Mike Ward ("Texas youth inmates paid for work," March 31):Adults locked in Texas prisons work for free, helping in the kitchen and doing maintenance around the lockup.But teenagers in most Texas Youth Commission lockups are paid for doing many of the same chores, and Texas taxpayers are picking up the tab.This year alone, several hundred youth lawbreakers are expected to be paid more than… [read post]
25 Feb 2009, 8:30 pm
The Texas Youth Commission's Mart unit will lose 130 jobs, but only 13 of those are lyoffs while the rest comes from eliminating unfilled positions. [read post]
