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TribCast: A crisis in Texas’ youth prisons

On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jolie about the problems within the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and with Eleanor about the state’s efforts to expand postnatal Medicaid.

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Giddings State School, a Texas Juvenile Justice Department correctional facility, in Lee County on July 20, 2022.
Giddings State School, a Texas Juvenile Justice Department correctional facility in Lee County, on July 20. Credit: Jolie McCullough/The Texas Tribune

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On this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jolie about the problems within the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and Eleanor about the state’s efforts to expand postnatal Medicaid.

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