tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post5992612966692083275..comments2024-03-25T20:06:39.794-05:00Comments on Grits for Breakfast: Whitmire: Depopulate Texas youth prisonsGritsforbreakfasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-85580418836079145062015-03-22T17:46:08.292-05:002015-03-22T17:46:08.292-05:00TJJD Institutions are doomed.TJJD Institutions are doomed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-41497368469619439922015-03-21T22:56:15.332-05:002015-03-21T22:56:15.332-05:00A large part of the decline in programming over th...A large part of the decline in programming over the past several years has been the disruptions coming from Austin, especially when Whitmire has another temper tantrum. Anonymous 11:28 is correct; there comes a point when the county level just can't handle a juvenile anymore.diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-50949900811961178842015-03-18T16:28:18.785-05:002015-03-18T16:28:18.785-05:00The quality of the Texas Juvenile Justice Departme...The quality of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department’s programing on the institutional level has declined substantially over the past 10-15 years. Kids are out of control at all TJJD facilities. This agency has no one to blame but itself for its dismantling. Look no further than the high recidivism rate of youth that are released to the communities.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-36886984945239342642015-03-18T12:27:31.475-05:002015-03-18T12:27:31.475-05:00This coupled with the bills to keep probation depa...This coupled with the bills to keep probation departments from detaining anyone under 14 and the potential for being able to lock up truancy cases PLUS the raising the age to 17 is all spelling out disaster. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8597101.post-34443615852976148492015-03-18T11:28:14.100-05:002015-03-18T11:28:14.100-05:00Once you know what kind of kids are in TJJD, you k...Once you know what kind of kids are in TJJD, you know why they are where they are. These are felons, although younger ones, who have not been rehabilitated locally or after several chances. Lets see how many counties want to spend the time & money to do it right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com