Partner with TJJD

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Volunteer with TJJD

If you would like to volunteer with TJJD, please contact your local community relations coordinator, or contact Tammy Holland

Upcoming Trainings

28th Annual Juvenile Law Conference - 2/16-18/2015, Fort Worth, Texas

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Upcoming Meetings

TJJD Committee Meetings  
January 29, 2015
11209 Metric Blvd. Braker H Bldg., Austin, TX 78758

TJJD Board Meeting  
January 30, 2015
11209 Metric Blvd. Braker H Bldg., Austin, TX 78758

Public Contact List

Abuse Hotline

Administrative Investigations Division (AID)
Email AID, or call 1.877.786.7263 (1.877.STOP.ANE);

State Institution, Program, Service or Facility 1.866.477.8354;

Community-Based Program, Service or Facility 1.877.786.7263.

Open Records Request 
Email or contact them at 512.490.7623.

Office of the Inspector General 
Email the OIG or you may contact them at 1.866.477.8354 .

Office of the Independent Ombudsman
Email the Ombudsman or you may contact them at 855.468.7330.

Media Inquiries
Email Jim Hurley or you may contact him at 512.490.7016.

About TJJD

Pursuant to Senate Bill 653 passed by the 82nd Texas Legislature and signed by the Governor, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) was created on December 1, 2011 and the existing Texas Juvenile Probation Commission (TJPC) and Texas Youth Commission (TYC) were abolished. On December 1, 2011, operations of both TJPC and TYC were transferred to the new TJJD and all references to TJPC and TYC were changed to the new name. On behalf of TJJD, welcome to our new website.

Latest News & Events

• 01.27.15: TJJD Annual Report to the Governor and
  Legislative Budget Board 2014
• 12.22.14: TJJD Executive Director's Report - December 2014
• 11.14.14: TJJD Board Approves Changes to 37 TAC Chapter 343, relating to Standards for Secure Juvenile Pre-Adjudication Detention and Post-Adjudication Correctional Facilities
• 10.30.14: Five TJJD Facilities Certified PREA Compliant
• 10.10.14: Victoria County Juvenile Facility First To Be Certified PREA Compliant
• 09.04.14: Legislative Appropiations Request For Fiscal Years 2016-2017
• 08.22.14: David Reilly Appointed New TJJD Executive Director
• 07.18.14: The Texas Juvenile Justice Department and the Texas Indigent Defense Commission (TIDC) have completed a joint publication on Texas’ juvenile justice indigent defense system. The new publication, Indigent Defense in the Texas Juvenile Justice System has a new look and has been updated to include recent changes in the law regarding the time limits for appointing counsel, county reporting requirements and additional information helpful to attorneys and others in the field of juvenile justice as well as parents and youth. Continue Reading >>
• 07.09.14: Executive Director message regarding Coriscana.
• 07.07.14: TJJD Strategic Plan 2015-2019
• 06.12.14: Are you a family member of a TJJD youth? Tell us how we are doing! English Survey - Spanish Survey

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• Executive Director Reports

• TJJD Executive Director’s Report - October 2014
• TJJD Executive Director's Report - August 2014
• TJJD Executive Director’s Report - May 2014
• TJJD Executive Director’s Report - March 2014
• TJJD Executive Director's Report - January 2014
• TJJD Annual Report to the Governor and
  Legislative Budget Board 2013
• TJJD Executive Director's Report - December 2013
• TJJD Executive Director's Report - October 2013
• TJJD Executive Director's Report - August 2013
• TJJD Executive Director's Report - July 2013
• TJJD Executive Director's Report - May 2013
• TJJD Executive Director's Report - March 2013
• TJJD Executive Director's Report - January 2013
• Effectiveness of Positive Behavioral Interventions and
  Support 2012
• Youth Reentry and Reintegration Report December 1, 2012
• TJJD Annual Report to the Governor and
  Legislative Budget Board 2012
• TJJD Executive Director's Staff Report November 2012
• Legislative Appropriations Request - FY 2014-2015
  August 30, 2012
• TJJD Strategic Plan 2013-2017 June 22, 2012