BELL COUNTY, Texas — The juvenile justice system operates distinct from the adult system, built on rehabilitation rather than punishment.

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It does not yet have a hearing scheduled. The bill also directs the the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to study the effects of detention orders in a juvenile court proceeding, by tracking how ...

Members of a Texas legislative panel sharply dressed down the state’s Juvenile Justice Department on Tuesday, accusing the agency of dismissing a 72-page federal report alleging widespread abuse ...

Democratic state Rep. Gene Wu criticized the department for treating an August 2024 federal report as “nothing.” Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story.

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Giddings State School, a Texas Juvenile Justice Department correctional facility, in Lee County on July 20, 2022. Credit: Jolie McCullough/The Texas Tribune ...

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