Research shows that the best place for incarcerated youths to thrive is in locations like Giddings, a school-like environment offering treatment for underlying issues with staff who are committed, said Elizabeth Henneke, policy attorney with the Youth Justice Team, which is under the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition.
A change in agency leadership at this point would risk destabilizing the agency, which recently has seen three directors or interim directors, Henneke said. https://www.texastribune.org/2015/10/02/lawmaker-mulling-hearing-juvenile-justice/
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