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Tag Archives: county probation

In Juvenile Justice, Community Probation Doesn’t Always Mean Kids Are Close to Home

After years of reform focused on placing kids in probation programs near home, advocates worry about transfers to county facilities hundreds of miles away.

by Patrick Michels

Tue, Oct 30, 2012

Five years of juvenile justice reform in Texas have been built on one point that everyone can agree on: kids do better when they’re close to home. Texas has m...Read More

Traumatized Girls Get Inadequate Therapy from County Probation, Group Finds

Texas Criminal Justice Coalition survey finds many girls need better trauma counseling at county facilities. State officials call the report flawed, saying it doesn’t account for progress at local probation departments.

by Patrick Michels

Wed, Oct 24, 2012

More than half the kids in Texas’ juvenile justice system have some history of sexual abuse, domestic violence or some other major trauma, and—according to ...Read More

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