Lawmakers, bureaucrats and criminal justice advocates all agree that the state’s trouble-ridden Texas Youth Commission ought to close down at least two of its correctional facilities. But no one, it seems, wants to take on the politically charged task of deciding which juvenile lockups will be the next to get shuttered.

More than three years after physical and sexual abuse scandals rocked the TYC and lawmakers passed sweeping overhaul legislation — in the process, closing five facilities — reports of mistreatment and poor conditions continue. Advocates say even deeper change is needed. Meanwhile, legislators are preparing to grapple with a massive ...

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