http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=975 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:06:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=975#comment-80043 seeker_two Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:19:13 +0000 http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=975#comment-80043 As someone who has worked for TYC. CPS, and MHMR/DADS, the need for more services on the "front end" of the problem is desperate. If we spent a quarter of what we spend on prisons on community-based programs and mental health care, we'd avoid much of the prison/TYC overcrowding and recidivism we have today. Unfortunately, by the time a youth makes it to a TYC facility, it's too late for them to change.... As someone who has worked for TYC. CPS, and MHMR/DADS, the need for more services on the “front end” of the problem is desperate. If we spent a quarter of what we spend on prisons on community-based programs and mental health care, we’d avoid much of the prison/TYC overcrowding and recidivism we have today. Unfortunately, by the time a youth makes it to a TYC facility, it’s too late for them to change….

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