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Part Two: The Child Prisons of Texas

Behind the Bastards

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The FBI, Texas Rangers and the FBI Are Like Yeah Bad Shut's Happening.

In 1974 the reform movement was desperate enough that a bunch of former inmates, parents and activists launched a class action lawsuit in federal court. This case Morales v. Turman brought another wave of psychologists, social workers and prison consultants to not just Gatesville but other juvenile detention facilities. Attempts to make serious reforms are shut down at every pass by again local and state elected leaders who had training schools in their districts and didn't want to lose money.

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