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Moving the most violent and troubled youths to adult prisons makes it easier to help others in juvenile facilities, some say. Youth justice advocates disagree.
Moving the most violent and troubled youths to adult prison makes it easier to help others in juvenile facilities, some prosecutors and lawmakers say. Youth justice advocates say Texas is giving up on the children who most need help.
Austin Democrat James Talarico has filed the HB 4356, which would shutter the state's five secure youth detention centers and move TJJD's assets under the Health and Human Services Commission.