Tag: Texas juvenile justice system

More than 86,000 Texas teens have been sent to court for missing school since lawmakers’ 2015 reforms made truancy a civil matter, rather than criminal. A KXAN investigation found cases are escalating every year, with more than 12,000 this...

The U.S. Department of Justice recently conducted an investigation into the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) and found alarming instances of physical and mental abuse, as well as violations of children's civil and constitutional rights. This investigation focused on...