/tags/juvenile-justice-system juvenile justice system en-US Copyright Thu, 08 May 2025 09:58:00 GMT /news/2025-05-08/texas-senate-bill-would-allow-youths-as-young-as-15-sent-to-adult-texas-prisons-texas-juvenile-justice-department-texas-appleseed-tdcj A Texas Senate bill under consideration would lower the current age from 16 for juveniles already in the system and commit a second felony. Thu, 08 May 2025 09:58:00 GMT /news/2025-05-08/texas-senate-bill-would-allow-youths-as-young-as-15-sent-to-adult-texas-prisons-texas-juvenile-justice-department-texas-appleseed-tdcj Marina Trahan Martinez /news/2025-04-16/dallas-county-juvenile-detention-officer-remains-hospitalized-after-detainee-assault-criminal-justice A Dallas County Juvenile Department officer has been at Parkland Hospital since an April 7 incident involving a detainee. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:57:00 GMT /news/2025-04-16/dallas-county-juvenile-detention-officer-remains-hospitalized-after-detainee-assault-criminal-justice Marina Trahan Martinez /criminal-justice/2025-04-01/texas-supreme-court-ruling-houston-harris-county-capital-murder-teen-tried-as-adult The Texas Supreme Court ruled that because of flawed legal reasoning from lower courts, a juvenile judge must reconsider whether a Houston man will be tried as an adult for a capital murder allegedly committed when he was a teen. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 16:41:07 GMT /criminal-justice/2025-04-01/texas-supreme-court-ruling-houston-harris-county-capital-murder-teen-tried-as-adult Toluwani Osibamowo /criminal-justice/2024-12-04/harris-county-capital-murder-juvenile-court-texas-supreme-court-oral-arguments The Texas Supreme Court will decide whether a capital murder case involving a then-16-year-old who was charged when he was 18 should go to adult criminal court or be dismissed entirely. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 20:26:04 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-12-04/harris-county-capital-murder-juvenile-court-texas-supreme-court-oral-arguments Toluwani Osibamowo /news/2024-11-21/new-juvenile-department-director-could-be-named-within-weeks Dallas County juvenile Board members plan to begin finalist interviews for a new juvenile department director before Thanksgiving. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-21/new-juvenile-department-director-could-be-named-within-weeks Marina Trahan Martinez /news/2024-11-21/16-year-old-texas-prison-suicide-wrongful-death-lawsuit-against-state-agencies Joshua Keith Beasley Jr. was taken into custody when he was 11 years old. Five years later, he died by suicide in 2023 in an adult prison in Brazoria County. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /news/2024-11-21/16-year-old-texas-prison-suicide-wrongful-death-lawsuit-against-state-agencies Penelope Rivera /criminal-justice/2024-09-03/tarrant-county-juvenile-board-youth-advocate-programs-contracts The decision against renewing the three contracts came after juvenile board members raised concerns about language on the programs' website. Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:34:04 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-09-03/tarrant-county-juvenile-board-youth-advocate-programs-contracts Toluwani Osibamowo /criminal-justice/2024-08-21/tarrant-county-youth-justice-program-ending-without-public-comment Three programs aimed at rehabilitating troubled youth will lose funding before the Tarrant County Juvenile Board's next meeting Sept. 18 — without community feedback. Wed, 21 Aug 2024 22:23:43 GMT /criminal-justice/2024-08-21/tarrant-county-youth-justice-program-ending-without-public-comment Toluwani Osibamowo /government/2024-08-13/former-dallas-county-juvenile-board-director-named-interim-leader Previous executive director Mike Griffiths has resumed the post three weeks after Darryl Beatty resigned following a state inspection confirmation of poor conditions and mistreatment in the juvenile detention center. Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:46:52 GMT /government/2024-08-13/former-dallas-county-juvenile-board-director-named-interim-leader Marina Trahan Martinez /texas-news/2024-08-01/justice-department-finds-widespread-physical-sexual-and-mental-abuse-in-texas-juvenile-facilities The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday said an expansive investigation into the Texas Juvenile Justice Department found widespread instances of systemic physical and mental abuse and violations of children’s civil and constitutional rights. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:18:22 GMT /texas-news/2024-08-01/justice-department-finds-widespread-physical-sexual-and-mental-abuse-in-texas-juvenile-facilities Julián Aguilar | The Texas Newsroom