Gov. Greg Abbott recently shifted millions of dollars from the long-troubled agency to his controversial border security mission. GregAbbott Texas juvenilejustice Border TexasGovernment texasgop
, has not publicly discussed the reasons for her departure. Records obtained by the Tribune show Cain requested $31,225,360 in coronavirus relief funds from Abbott’s office in April, weeks before the governor took the same amount of money from her agency.
“Once those expenditures from the federal dollars were made, we returned the same amount of funds from our General Revenue,” TJJD spokesperson Barbara Kessler said in the statement. “The safety and security of TJJD staff and youth is a top priority for Governor Abbott," spokesperson Renae Eze said in a statement."Under Interim Director Carter’s leadership, TJJD is implementing permanent raises to address the urgent issue of understaffing at facilities and ensure they remain secure and safe."
In recent years, Texas counties and cities have sent fewer and fewer minors to TJJD, instead holding them close to home or sentencing them to probation. In May, fewer than 600 youths were being held at TJJD’s secure facilities, according toFor advocates who have pushed to close state-run youth lockups, the staffing crisis only points to the need for a new approach to juvenile justice.
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