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The Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) is a state agency in Texas, headquartered in the Central Services Building (CSB) in Austin. It was created on December 1, 2011, replacing the Texas Youth Commission and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission .
The Gainesville State School is a juvenile correctional facility of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department in unincorporated Cooke County, Texas, [1] near Gainesville.The fenced, maximum security state school is located on a 160-acre (65 ha) tract east of Gainesville, [2] 75 miles (121 km) north of Dallas, along Farm to Market Road 678 and near Interstate 35.
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is responsible for investigating charges of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children, the elderly, and adults with disabilities. Prior to its creation in 2004, the agency had been called the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services ( DPRS ).
The U.S. Justice Department says that Texas juvenile detention centers have violated children's Eighth and 14th Amendment rights, as well as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and ...
The Texas Youth Commission (TYC) was a Texas state agency which operated juvenile corrections facilities in the state. The commission was headquartered in the Brown-Heatly Building in Austin. As of 2007, it was the second largest juvenile corrections agency in the United States, after the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. [1]
In an emailed statement to The Independent, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department said: “At TJJD we are continually working to improve our operations and services to the youth in our care and ...
The U.S. Justice Department found on Thursday that Texas has routinely violated the civil rights of juveniles at five of its detention facilities by using excessive force, failing to protect them ...
The Texas Juvenile Probation Commission (TJPC) was a state agency of Texas, headquartered in the Brown-Heatley Building in Austin. [1] As of December 1, 2011, the agency was replaced by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department .