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Texas Ships its Most Troubled Youth to Adult Prisons
Loaded on June 27, 2023
by Jordan Arizmendi
Filed under:
Suicides,
Failure to Protect (Juveniles),
Juvenile Offenses/Offenders.
Location:
Texas.
by Jordan Arizmendi
As a result of a significantly depleted work force, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD), is imploring judges to send its most troubled and violent youth to the adult prison system operated by the state Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).
A report by the …
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