Facing youth prison crisis, Texas lawmakers opt to build new facilities and funnel more kids to adult system

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“A way to throw kids away”: Texas’ troubled juvenile justice department is sending more children to adult prisons

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Texas imprisoned Joshua Keith Beasley Jr. when he was 11, purportedly for his own good. Five years later, he returned home in a casket.

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Aging state vehicle fleet fuels tens of millions in new money requests by agencies

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Texas death row inmate Andre Thomas’ attorneys apply for clemency, citing mental illness

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Texas death row prisoners spend decades in solitary confinement. A lawsuit wants to end that “cruel” treatment.

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After 10 days, dozens of Texas prisoners remain on hunger strike protesting solitary confinement practices

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More than 70 Texas prisoners are 3 days into a hunger strike protesting harsh solitary confinement practices

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Prison contractor MTC accused of billing Texas millions for inmate treatment programs it didn’t provide

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State agencies push for better worker pay as critical staffing crunch hits Texas government

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