By Janet Sheelar, Volunteer Services Coordinator, Giddings State School Our Giddings campus hosted a huge Family Day event on Nov. 12, a Thanksgiving barbecue for […]
Giddings hosts Thanksgiving barbecue for youth and families, sponsored by church groups Read More »
By Tracey Walker, Assistant Principal, Lone Star High School Southeast, Giddings State School The Giddings State School has been having a heck of a football
An Outpouring of Support Encourages Giddings State School Mustangs Read More »
By TJJD Communications A lot can happen in 50 years. Changes both globally and locally. Shifts in cultural styles and how we live, and unimaginable
Giddings State School celebrates 50th Anniversary Read More »
By TJJD Communications Last year a few staffers from Alaska’s Division of Juvenile Justice travelled to Texas to observe the Capital and Violent Offender Group
Alaska invited TJJD clinicians to share expertise working with capital offenders Read More »
By TJJD Communications The greatest testimony to the dedicated people who’ve made careers at our secure facilities is the difference they’ve made in the lives
Tim Barr, vocational teacher who wore many hats, retires at Giddings State School Read More »
By Barbara Kessler, TJJD Communications Ashley Neamtz was determined to get her business degree and after that, get out from under the compounding debt that
Accountant discovers that working at TJJD provides a path to college loan forgiveness Read More »
By Barbara Kessler, TJJD Communications When service-minded people collaborate, it’s amazing what gets stitched together. In this case, it was stacks of beautiful quilts. Their
By Barbara Kessler, TJJD Communications Many of our TJJD staffers have wonderful career success stories to tell. They worked for many years at the agency
TJJD’s Business Director leaves the agency with fond memories Read More »
By Fidel Garcia, Volunteer Resource Coordinator, Evins Regional Juvenile Center Looking back and reminiscing over 35 years of life is quite a task, let alone
Tina Saenz discovered her life’s work at Evins Regional Juvenile Center Read More »
By Barbara Kessler, TJJD Communications It probably won’t shock anyone to learn that TJJD’s Sr. Director of Education, Luther Taliaferro, promotes schooling as a key
By TJJD Communications With apologies to the bluebonnets, Willie Nelson, and barbeque, nothing is more Texas than football. Two of TJJD’s facilities, Giddings State School
By Barbara Kessler, TJJD Communications Dell Computer Corp. reached out to help youth at TJJD this summer, making a generous donation of 40 laptop computers,
Dell Computer donation to TJJD brought electronic and human connections Read More »
