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May 17, 2012
Too Many Dallas Teens are Getting Locked Up in Adult Jails, Study Says. And That Ain't Good.
An exhaustive new study has found alarming conditions for Texas teenagers housed in adult jails while awaiting trial, a practice that Dallas and Harris counties use more than anywhere else in the state. In essence, the study found that there's really no good way to keep teens and adults safely in ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2012
Dallas County Does a Three-Fer in Exonerations
The number of convicts being freed after serving prison time for crimes they didn't commit keeps mounting in Dallas County, with Friday bringing a rare triple exoneration for three men wrongly accused of robbery. On November 17, 1994, five teenagers roamed the parking lot near the Eckerd drugstore ... More >>
Blogs
April 15, 2011
State Rep. Giddings Wants School Districts to Stop Treating Students Like Criminals
A couple of weeks back Texas Appleseed and ACLU of Texas reps were down in Austin asking why oh why do state school districts feel the need to write class C misdemeanor tickets to students, some as young as 6, in the case of the Dallas Independent School District back in '06-'07. John Whitmire's ... More >>
Calendar
February 5, 2009
Playing The Lead
See Desire to Fly and more at And/Or
Blogs
February 2, 2009
Council to Consider Extending Juvenile Curfew Ordinance to Include School Hours
Just one month ago we recounted the history of Dallas's 18-year-old Juvenile Curfew Ordinance, which keeps 17-and-unders off the streets from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 12:01 a.m. till 6 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Long story short, it wound up in court on its way to becoming "a mod ... More >>
Blogs
September 16, 2008
A Disturbing, But Hopeful, Report on Dallas and Its "Prostituted Youth"
Just one month ago we recounted the history of Dallas's 18-year-old Juvenile Curfew Ordinance, which keeps 17-and-unders off the streets from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 12:01 a.m. till 6 a.m. Friday and Saturday. Long story short, it wound up in court on its way to becoming "a mod ... More >>
News
June 26, 2008
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Electronic monitoring may dramatically curb truancy. So why isn't DISD interested?
Music
May 4, 2006
Juvenile
Reality Check (Atlantic)
News
March 28, 2002
12-year-old Killer
The story of Edwin Debrow Jr., one of the youngest Texans ever convicted of murder, in his own words
News
November 8, 2001
Out of Mind, Out of Sight
For a growing number of Texas kids with mental illnesses, the only place to get help is behind bars.
News
September 27, 2001
Thanks, But No Thanks
Turning down millions in state money to build juvenile boot camps, Tarrant County opted for a different approach--one that works
News
September 27, 2001
Unhappy Campers
Critics of a private prison firm that ran two juvenile boot camps in Dallas wonder where the love is at these "tough love academies"
News
September 13, 2001
The Superpredator
Think it's brutal to send a 14-year-old boy to prison for decades? Meet Billy Ray Dennis, and think again.
News
September 13, 2001
Make 'em Pay
Spurred by a horrifying wave of teen violence in the '90s, Texas today spends more money than ever to lock up young criminals. Are we getting our money's worth?
News
February 22, 2001
More, Please
Quick, someone buy the county's juvenile authorities a copy of Oliver Twist
News
December 23, 1999
Horror story
Thirteen-year-old Chris Beamon ended up in jail because of a homework assignment. Now the adults who put him there are trying to get their stories straight.
News
November 18, 1999
Buzz
Get a grip
News
November 11, 1999
Stop the madness
Ponder officials jail second student; first-grader's report on Where the Wild Things Are deemed too violent
News
August 8, 1996
A Minor Affair
When young love ended in a rape allegation, the juvenile justice system left a Dallas teen's life in limbo.
News
October 26, 1995
Observer writer Rozen wins Dallas Bar prize
When young love ended in a rape allegation, the juvenile justice system left a Dallas teen's life in limbo.

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