TribCast: Texas’ troubled juvenile justice system

Friends Mario Lozano, left, and Jose Quijada, both 18, help to place the casket of Joshua Keith Beasley Jr. inside of a hearse to be transported to a cemetery for burial on April 1, 2023, outside of Living Word Pentecostal Church in Paris, Texas. (Ben Torres For The Texas Tribune, Ben Torres For The Texas Tribune)

TribCast: May 1, 2023

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In today’s episode, we discuss the problems in the Texas state agency that seeks to rehabilitate children who have committed crimes — and whether the Legislature is eyeing any solutions.


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