State Auditor’s Report On TYC Damning, But Federal Conclusions Worse

Check out the State Auditor’s report on the Texas Youth Commission. It’s pretty damning, but not nearly as bad as some conclusions drawn by the Feds:

The Justice Department said Thursday that conditions at a South Texas juvenile prison violate inmates’ constitutional rights because an undermanned staff wields unnecessary force, allows youths to fight each other and ignores their grievances, among other problems.

While the federal report was specific to the all-male, 240-bed Evins Regional Juvenile Center in Edinburg, state officials acknowledged that the unconstitutional conditions fit the pattern they have found in many Texas Youth Commission facilities: an overwhelmed and out-of-control staff abusing youthful offenders without recourse.

Of course, that the Feds are just now coming to conclusions such as this is a bit amusing. The DOJ of Alberto Gonzales knew long before these conclusions that there were problems.

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