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 [...]
In an update to our July 12 post Sunset on TYC? A Timeline and Update, the Houston Chronicle reported that the conservator of the Texas Youth Commission urged Governor Rick Perry to end the TYC’s conservatorship by July 31.
The conservator of the Texas Youth Commission has told Gov. Rick Perry that the embattled state juvenile [...]
In November 2008, the Sunset Commission will issue a report with recommendations for TYC. (Link) The Sunset commission “periodically evaluate a state agency to determine if the agency is still needed, and what improvements are needed to ensure that state funds are well spent. Based on the recommendations of the Sunset Commission, the Texas Legislature [...]
It was reported in the Houston Chronicle in the article ACLU Sues State Juvenile Prison System, that the American Civil Liberties Union was suing the Texas Youth Commission due to allegations that the TYC subjected female inmates to mistreatment and abuse.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit against the Texas Youth Commission on [...]
It was announced on June 6, 2008, in the Waco Tribune-Herald and Grits for Breakfast that the Texas Youth Commission will be replacing its long term isolation program for violent incarcerated youths with a “behavior management program” due to staffing shortages.
A staffing shortage at a local Texas Youth Commission facility should be alleviated by [...]
