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TYC prescribed drug while Attorney General sued over its off-label use with children

Scott Henson
March 05, 2012 12:23

Here's an ironic story from a Dallas TV station that speaks as much to the overmedication of youth in the juvenile justice system as to flaws in Medicaid billing. It opens:The state won a $158 million settlement last month from a pharmaceutical company that the Texas attorney general said ...

The State of Texas as Parent

Scott Henson
October 17, 2011 15:39

Our pal Michele Deitch at the UT-Austin LBJ School is moderating a panel on juvenile justice at the State Book Fair in Austin next weekend that sounds interesting:The State of Our Children: Texas as a Parentwith William S. Bush and Sherry MatthewsModerated by Michele DeitchDate: Saturday, October...

Conservatives praise 'Texas model' on criminal justice reform

Scott Henson
September 30, 2011 22:27

Just received this press release from the Right on Crime initiative announcing two new public policy reports from the Texas Public Policy Foundation:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESeptember 30, 2011Right on Crime and TPPF Release Reports on Texas Corrections ReformTexas achieves dramatic results in criminal...

Former TDCJ, TYC employee on trial for sex crimes against disabled, elderly

Scott Henson
September 13, 2011 23:16

The man on trial as the so-called Twilight Rapist in southeast Texas is a former prison worker who also had two employment stints at the Texas Youth Commission. Reported AP:A former Texas prison employee suspected of a being a serial rapist accused of targeting older women will be handcuffed and...

Historic adult, youth prison closures driven by budget red ink, rehab goals

Scott Henson
August 03, 2011 13:20

The Statesman's Mike Ward has a story on the Texas Legislature's historic decision to close one adult prison in Sugar Land and three youth lockups, the first time the state's has shuttered such facilities:For the first time in its history, Texas is shuttering a prison -- a creaky, 102-year-old...