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Sunset report on Texas youth prisons, juvenile probation: TYC costs per youth too high

The Sunset Commission issued its 39-page Staff Report (pdf) on the Texas Youth Commission and Juvenile Probation Commission on Friday. See MSM reports here, here, and here. Last session, the Sunset Commission suggested merging TYC and TJPC, the report reminds us, but the Lege chose not to do so. And the raft of legislative and agency reforms from 2007 afterward aren't long enough ago for recidivism studies, meaning we can't tell yet if they "worked" from the perspective of reducing crime. So, concludes Sunset staff:Ultimately, it is too early to measure the impact of recent reforms on recidivism of youth on probation or exiting TYC, making it difficult to assess the success of the State?s investment in diversion and treatment. Sunset staff found that while the agencies have progressed, more work is needed and some time must elapse before reforms can be fully evaluated...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on November 21, 2010 (boomark / email).