These bans are not imposed by the state, they are the rules of the inside. Beatings and intimidation happen in every ward... This has become the norm in youth and juvenile wards. There is no state ...

Nearly twenty years ago, the Odessa American introduced the community to a determined young man trekking across the state of Texas in a lawnmower to benefit St. Jude’s Ranch for Children. Now a ...

Tarrant County leads the state in the number of youth it sends to Texas juvenile prisons, which doesn't have enough space to accommodate the influx, causing overcrowding at the county's detention ...