Glen Whitley Calls to Defund Two Judges as more Tarrant County Youth are Detained
817 Podcast - Fort Worth's Monday Morning Show
English - August 22, 2022 08:00 - 54 minutes - 37.1 MB - ★★★★ - 6 ratingsNews Commentary News politics news business culture trends fort worth tarrant county arlington texas government Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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We have a lot of updates this week around several different topics, including the new Omni development and FWISDs B rating!
The big story is about the shenanigans in the 323rd District Court, which oversees juvenile criminal cases. Two associate judges are rarely holding hearings leading to an overcrowded detention center. The data shared in a 21-page audit uncovered wide-ranging problems at nearly every level, including violations of Texas law and how some youths are being housed.