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Panel on juvenile parole and reentry

At lunchtime today I attended a panel hosted by the Texas Public Policy Foundation regarding juvenile parole and reentry, focused on:How can Texas enhance its approach to parole and reentry to break the cycle of youth crime so there are fewer victims and taxpayers pay less to re-incarcerate the same youths?Featuring:The Honorable Jim McReynolds, Chairman, House Corrections CommitteeThe Honorable Robert Eckels, Former Harris County JudgeCheryln Townsend, Executive Director, Texas Youth CommissionDavid Reilly, Chief, Bexar County Juvenile Probation Department TPPF's Marc Levin set the stage by describing the state's somewhat fragmented juvenile parole system, run by the state in larger jurisdiction and by contract, usually with local probation departments, in more rural areas...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on August 12, 2010 (boomark / email).