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New law strikes down juvenile curfews in Texas cities and counties
Emergency management curfews can still be imposed under a different section of state law. An internet search revealed several Texas cities have juvenile curfew ordinances including Dallas ...
Texas failed to fully fund system flagging those who shouldn’t work with kids
The do-not-hire search engine would pull thousands of disciplinary records from four state agencies, but we found lawmakers ...
Texas boy, 10, reportedly admits killing man when he was only 7 years old; he won’t be charged
The boy told investigators with the Gonzalez County Sheriff’s Office he did not know the victim, Brandon O’Quinn Rasberry, 32 ...
Texas boy was 7 when he fatally shot a man he didn't know, child tells law enforcement
According to Texas law, the child was too young when the crime occured to face charges, the sheriff's office said.
10-year-old boy confesses to fatally shooting a man in his sleep 2 years ago, Texas authorities say
Authorities in Texas say a 10-year-old boy has confessed to an unsolved 2022 killing, telling investigators that he shot a ...
Dallas Observer18d
Dallas Council Member Says Juvenile Curfew Should Stay; State Law Says Otherwise.
A city spokesperson told us that because of the change in state law, the city ... saw a 21% decrease in juvenile victimization. Since HB 1819 passed, several other Texas cities have repealed ...
State definition of ‘juvenile offender’ should follow the science
“Most kids will make a mistake — or 10— in their lifetimes,” Spilka told the Chamber. “For many of us, those mistakes didn’t ...
Damning report adds urgency to debate on closing juvenile detention
Four years of talking about the unrealistic aspiration of closing secure detention has taken a toll, according to the County ...
The Indianapolis Star4d
Juvenile injustice: Low-income families pay brunt of fees and fines that vary by county
A 2023 report by the Juvenile Law Center on the fiscal impact of eliminating juvenile case fees called these differences: “Justice by geography.” A study from the Indiana Public Defender ...