Read full article: Texas lawmakers scold juvenile justice department over scathing DOJ report Democratic state Rep. Gene Wu criticized the department for treating an August 2024 federal report as ...

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Members of a Texas legislative panel sharply dressed down the state’s Juvenile Justice Department on Tuesday, accusing the agency of dismissing a 72-page federal report alleging widespread abuse ...

One of Fort Worth’s own has been tapped to lead the Texas Juvenile Justice Board ... work with our outstanding board and making TJJD the model for the rest of the nation,” Ramirez said.

Many states continue to maintain, through laws all but shuttering their juvenile justice systems, that the child’s interest in avoiding a stigma readily outweighs the public’s interest in oversight.

Democratic state Rep. Gene Wu criticized the department for treating an August 2024 federal report as “nothing.” Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story.

Giddings State School, a Texas Juvenile Justice Department correctional facility, in Lee County on July 20, 2022. Credit: Jolie McCullough/The Texas Tribune ...