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Abolishing, merging TYC, juvie probation, sort of

This, my friends, is why God created interns. Here's a slightly edited report on yesterday's House Corrections Committee hearing on TYC-TJPC Sunset legislation, filed by Tara Haelle, a grad student who's helping out the blog this session covering juvenile justice legislation that otherwise would fall by the wayside. As always, none of the opinions expressed here in any way represent those of UT, the LBJ School, her teacher, nor anybody but the writer and editor. Feel free to congratulate Tara in the comments, btw: She's a new bride. Thursday?s Sunset hearing on House Corrections firmly established that a full-blown Texas Youth Commission - Juvenile Probation Commission merger is off the table, but the new Sunset draft does not keep TYC and TJPC completely independent either...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on April 03, 2009 (boomark / email).