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Juvenile Justice Roundup

Here are a few juvenile justice stories which caught my eye recently that may interest Grits readers: Ex-TYC Auditor: Lack of policy allowed abuseA Lubbock TV station has this interview with a former TYC auditor who discusses how cases like that of John Paul Hernandez, the former TYC administrator currently on trial in Lubbock for sex abuse, might have been prevented if, in the 1990s, the agency had followed recommendations to enact a policy regarding staff being alone with students behind closed doors.Half of TYC facilities now accreditedAfter facilities in Gainesville and Mart recently passed muster, now five of TYC's ten secure facilities have been accredited by the American Correctional Association. They may be more than halfway to the finish line, however, since proposed budget cuts would spur closure of three secure TYC facilities...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 16, 2011 (boomark / email).