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House rules alter juvenile justice playing field

I'm just now getting a chance to look at the new, formal rules (pdf) approved by the Texas House of Representatives last week, which altered significantly the roles of a couple of justice-related standing committees - particularly on juvenile justice topics.Reps. Jerry Madden and Harold Dutton went head to head over who would have jurisdiction this session over juvenile justice, with the Democrat winding up with the short end of the stick. Madden chaired the House Corrections Committee last session, which was charged with overseeing the Texas Youth Commission as well as the adult prison system, while Dutton chaired a now-defunct committee called Juvenile Justice and Family Issues, which bore responsibility for the juvenile probation system, criminal procedure related to juveniles, and family law...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 01, 2009 (boomark / email).