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Juvenile detention centers in Texas, prisons for people under the age of 21, often termed juvenile delinquents, to which they have been sentenced and committed for a period of time, or detained on a short-term basis while awaiting trial or placement in a long-term care program.
The medium to low facilities are not fenced and consist of houses that the Texas Juvenile Justice Department operates or contracts with outside organizations to provide low to medium treatment for the juvenile offender. [7] According to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department report of 2011, the total amount of secure facilities registered ...
Giddings State School is a juvenile correctional facility of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department located in unincorporated Lee County, Texas, [1] near Giddings. [2] In 2004, the state school was Lee County's largest employer. [3]
A nearly three-year federal investigation into Texas juvenile detention centers operated by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department found that five facilities have violated children's constitutional ...
It does not include federal prisons or county jails, nor does it include the North Texas State Hospital; though the facility houses those classified as "criminally insane" (such as Andrea Yates) the facility is under the supervision of the Texas Department of State Health Services. Facilities listed are for males unless otherwise stated.
The U.S. Justice Department found on Thursday that Texas has routinely violated the civil rights of juveniles at five of its detention facilities by using excessive force, failing to protect them ...
The Gainesville State School is a juvenile correctional facility of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department in unincorporated Cooke County, Texas, [1] near Gainesville.The fenced, maximum security state school is located on a 160-acre (65 ha) tract east of Gainesville, [2] 75 miles (121 km) north of Dallas, along Farm to Market Road 678 and near Interstate 35.
The state asked for bids from private companies, anticipating a major buildout of juvenile prisons. In 1995, Slattery won two contracts to operate facilities in Florida. The two new prisons were originally intended to house boys between 14 and 19 who had been criminally convicted as adults.