An Investigative Report on the Texas Youth Commission
March 2007
Report Number 07-022
Overall Conclusion
The State Auditor's Office has prepared this investigative report on operational and financial information regarding the Texas Youth Commission (TYC).
The findings of our investigative work are grouped into the following categories:
- Physical security and the grievance process at youth facilities.
- The TYC organizational structure and the allocation of TYC resources.
- The workloads, qualifications, and training of TYC facility staff.
- Survey responses provided by 3,279 youths in TYC facilities (the 3,279 youths represented 68.24 percent of all 4,805 youths in TYC facilities).
- Survey responses provided by 1,672 TYC employees (the 1,672 employees represented 34.49 percent of all 4,847 TYC employees).
While our youth survey was anonymous, it is important to note that we also informed the youths that they could voluntarily provide us with information regarding allegations of abuse that we would turn over to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's Office of Inspector General for further investigation. Upon receipt of this information, we immediately referred 205 potential cases for further investigation (as of March 15, 2007).
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