Understaffed, and under federal investigation, Texas juvenile detention system halts intake
Understaffed, and under federal investigation, Texas juvenile detention system halts intake
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Understaffed, and under federal investigation, Texas juvenile detention system halts intake
The agency has 331 vacant positions for juvenile corrections officers and only 391 officers available to cover its facilities, an agency spokesperson said Thursday.
The Texas Juvenile Justice Department doesn’t have enough staff to keep minors safe or deal with increasing suicidal behavior, its interim head says. Gov. Greg Abbott recently shifted millions of dollars from the long-troubled agency to his controversial border security mission.
The governor is pushing for more border security measures, some of which he acknowledges will slow traffic across the Texas-Mexico border.
The governor is pushing for more border security measures, some of which he acknowledges will slow traffic across the Texas-Mexico border.