Youth Justice
Seventeen in the Adult Justice System
EVENT: Texas Criminal Justice Coalition Hosts Speakers on Youth Justice
Next week, the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition (TCJC) will host an event highlighting the youth, families, and justice practitioners impacted by Texas’ failure to raise the age of criminal responsibility Read more »
Push to stop charging 17-year-olds as adults clears one hurdle
You have to be 18 to vote, to join the military or to get married without parental permission — but in Texas, you don’t have to be 18 to be considered Read more »
SAISD trustees table vote on Student Code of Conduct
A vote on changes to the San Antonio Independent School District’s Student Code of Conduct was tabled Monday by its board after a coalition of social justice advocacy groups said Read more »
Fact Sheet: HB 344 (Raise the Age)
Fact Sheet: HB 256 (Second Look)
Texas senator proposes moving all youth in state lockups to shuttered adult jail
After shrinking the population at state-run juvenile lockups, state Sen. John Whitmire wants to move the remaining youth at five facilities to one recently closed adult jail.
Infographic: HB 2991 (Restorative Justice)
New Report Shares Lessons Learned from Youth Justice Visioning Sessions Across Texas
The Texas Criminal Justice Coalition held a series of community visioning sessions across Texas, from July through October 2018, to answer this question: What do young people need to avoid Read more »
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