Youth Justice
Implementing Restorative Justice in Texas Schools
Implementing Restorative Justice in Texas’ Juvenile Justice System
In Texas, when a youth inflicts harm on others, the response is often driven by law enforcement and the larger criminal justice system: arrest, then place under supervision or warehouse in a corrections facility. Restorative justice provides those harmed, those who inflicted the harm, and community members the opportunity to share their perspectives about what occurred, voice what they consider to be “justice” in their unique situation, and work together toward a resolution.
In Houston, outrage over a school arrest that landed a student in immigration detention
The Houston school district is under fire after a student without legal status ended up in immigration detention following his arrest by a school police officer for an altercation with Read more »
Recommendations for Next Steps in Texas Juvenile Justice Reform
'That would break us': Raising age of responsibility would create massive influx to juvenile lockups
Texas is unlikely to raise the age of criminal responsibility from 17 to 18 next year, a top state official has predicted, to the dismay of juvenile justice advocates.
Texas Matters: Maternal Mortality Rates; Women In Texas Politics; & Juvenile Sex Abuse Scandal
This week on "Texas Matters," we look at a major flaw in the way maternal mortality rates in Texas are tracked (00:25). Also, why are more women running for office Read more »
Cruel and unusual: Dallas County teen inmates locked indoors for months
Death row inmates in Texas are given at least an hour a week outdoors. Hardened criminals inside California's famous San Quentin prison get 10 hours. Yet kids at a Read more »
Juvenile Justice Coalition Calls for Sweeping Reforms To Texas Juvenile Justice System
A group of juvenile justice reform advocates sent a letter today to Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus calling for moving youth in state juvenile facilities to Read more »
Letter to state leadership regarding assaults in youth facilities
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