Texas Youth Commission
The Texas Youth Commission (TYC) is the state’s juvenile corrections agency. It provides care, custody, rehabilitation and reestablishment into society for Texas most chronically delinquent or serious juvenile offenders. A youth’s sentencing can begin at TYC and depending on the juvenile’s progress; the sentencing may be completed in an adult prison system. The [...]
On the morning of September 13, 2008 Hurricane Ike hit the shores of Galveston as a category 2 storm with winds of 110 mph.[1] The storm had the power and ability to destroy the city and cause massive floods. Days before the storm hit, people throughout the coast were told to evacuate or at least [...]
The office of the Independent Ombudsman conducted an investigation at the Al Price Unit in Beaumont, TX after hearing recurring reports by youths at the facility. In that report, they found a pattern of youth extorting other youth’s food. As youth are brought to TYC’s Al Price Unit many of them are faced with two [...]
