Thursday, April 26, 2012

Texas Legislators oversee juvenile justice reforms

This AAS story hits multiple points made in both 2301 and 2302.

Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee and the House's Corrections Committee are reviewing reports on the effectiveness of reform measures designed to address sex abuse in the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. Its seems they haven't been effective at all.

The former superintended in the Giddings State School (Wikipedia) blew the whistle on continued abuses and was fired. He is now suing the agency for retaliation and wrongful termination.

- Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
- Wikipedia: Texas Youth Commission.