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Graff writer beaten by inmates at TYC's Evins Unit: Chooses isolation

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Jeremy Roebuck at the McAllen Monitor has the sad story of a teen convicted of a felony graffiti offense who was sent to TYC then victimized by inmates with more serious criminal histories ("DOJ: Youth prison continues to improve conditions for inmates," May 21). The story opens:Andrea Rogers barely recognized the sullen teen sitting across from her as her 17-year-old son Brandon. With eyes swollen shut, teeth chipped and a constant migraine, the boy ? an inmate at the Evins Regional Juvenile Facility in Edinburg ? worried about his mother?s reaction to his altered appearance. A September 2009 beating by fellow inmates left Brandon so doubtful of correctional officers? ability to protect him that he voluntarily secluded himself in the facility?s isolated security ward...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on May 22, 2010 (boomark / email).

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