Several bills have been filed in the Texas House and Senate this legislative session aimed at addressing the problem of ...

Brett Merfish, director of the Juvenile Justice Project at Texas ... Despite its efficacy, this model will soon be prohibited for use in Texas schools, based on a new law that creates a data ...

Midland County's new care team, led by MRCCAC, aims to support child sex trafficking survivors through advocacy, therapy, and legal assistance.

A bill recently passed by the Arkansas Senate aims to remove cost burdens on families with children in the criminal justice ...

Democratic state Rep. Gene Wu criticized the department for treating an August 2024 federal report as “nothing.” ...

Read the original article here. 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 ...

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 ...

According to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD), there are 164 juvenile jail facilities to serve all 254 counties in Texas. Last year, more than 50,000 juvenile offenders were referred ...