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Federal judge rejects TYC settlement on Evins unit in South Texas

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The settlement agreement proposed between the Texas Youth Commission and the US Department of Justice didn't pass muster with the federal judge in charge of the case, reports the McAllen Monitor ("Judge refuses to accept settlement in Evins youth prison's civil rights case," March 18):The state and federal governments are set to head back to the negotiating table, after a federal judge refused Monday to accept a settlement agreement over civil rights abuses at the Evins juvenile detention center. U.S. District Judge Ricardo Hinojosa urged both parties to come up with a specific timeline for suggested reforms and criteria for evaluating the youth prison's progress. "This is a discussion between the federal government and the state government with this court in the middle," Hinojosa said...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on March 18, 2008 (boomark / email).