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Texas



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Publications and Web-Based Resources

Web site National Juvenile Defender Assessment for Texas
New! K.C. v. Nedelkoff, Complaint of ACLU on Behalf of Texas Girl Inmates, June 12, 2008
New York Times - TYC Continuing Problems: Private Prison Closed
New! Part I, The Path to the Texas Youth Council: Creating a Protective Umbrella for Juvenile Offenders, Protecting Texas' Most Precious Resource: A History of Juvenile Justice Policy in Texas, William S. Bush for the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, 2008
Pepper Spray in theTexas Youth Commission: Research Review and Policy Recommendations, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, November, 2007
SB 103 2007 Texas Youth Commission Reform Bill
Texas YC Ombudsman Report on Private Prison
New! Texas' School to Prison Pipeline, Dropout to Incarceration: The Impact of School Discipline and Zero Tolerance, Texas Appleseed, October 2007

State Data Profiles

National Center for Juvenile Justice

National Center for Children in Poverty

Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count

State Government Contacts


State Juvenile Justice Specialist:
Ryan Clinton
Office of the Governor, Criminal Justice Division
P.O. Box 12428
Austin TX, 78711
Phone: 512-475-4832
Email: ryan.clinton@governor.state.tx.us
Web Site: [Go to web site]

State Advisory Group Chair:
Chief Charles A. Brawner
Spring Branch Independent School District
901 Yorkchester
Houston TX, 77079
Phone: 713-365-5938
Email: brawnerc@springbranchisd.com



Fast Facts
The juvenile arrest rate for motor vehicle theft fell 62% between 1990-2003. [more facts]


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