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By Barbara Kessler, TJJD Communications Dennis Smith, a steady, compassionate leader at Giddings State School for more than two decades, retired last week as principal […]

By Barbara Kessler, TJJD Communications You notice first the Stetson, then the colorful suit, the bow tie and smooth dress shoes. The man so carefully

By Barbara Kessler, TJJD Communications They aspire to be barbers, oil field technicians and game wardens. Some want jobs to help them pay their way through

By Barbara Kessler, TJJD Communications At TJJD, you probably know General Counsel Christian von Wupperfeld as the attentive leader of the legal department and top

By Barbara Kessler, TJJD Communications Like every other veteran employee at the Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex, in Brownwood, Daniel Nix must have walked

By TJJD Communications Over the past two years, the world has been focused on the coronavirus. But that other “Big C” continues to afflict Americans

By Barbara Kessler, TJJD Communications After working several years in case management at TJJD’s Ron Jackson campus, Sheri Coutee knew that many of the youth

By Barbara Kessler, TJJD Communications TJJD is expanding its therapeutic program by providing training for selected mental health professionals in an approach known as the

TJJD Staff Report Boys at Tamayo House put some good karma in the bank last week when they put their heads and hands together to

By TJJD Communications The list of women serving with distinction in state government is long and impressive—from executive directors of agencies to entry-level staff members

By Barbara Kessler, TJJD Communications A split second, even a minute, can make such a difference in life. Did you make the right split-second decision?

By Patty Garza, Community and Family Resource Coordinator, South District Human Services Specialist Stephanie Trujillo Ramirez, fondly known at Ayres House as Ms. TR, keeps