The agency is so understaffed that teens have reported spending up to 23 hours locked in their cells, using water bottles to go to the bathroom.
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Texas Juvenile Detention System Halts Intakes
The Texas Juvenile Justice Department doesn’t have enough staff to keep minors safe or deal with increasing suicidal behavior, its interim head says.
TWO JUVENILE MURDER SUSPECTS ARRESTED
Officers were dispatched to the 2200 block of Bolivar Street reference a shooting where they located a 17-year-old male who had been shot.