Juvenile Justice Initiative

New! TCJC is currently looking to fill internship and work-study positions. If you are interested in a work-study position or to volunteer your time for university credit, please complete our online application.

Creating Avenues to Success for Troubled Youth and Their Families

This project advocates for juvenile justice policy solutions that maximize opportunities for troubled youth to become productive, law-abiding adults. We promote increased resources for community-based alternatives to incarceration, treatment for substance abuse and mental health problems, restorative justice practices, and pathways for successful re-entry.

TCJC sponsors the Texas Families of Incarcerated Youth (TFIY), a network comprised of family members of youth who are or were incarcerated in the Texas Youth Commission (TYC). TFIY provides support and information to other families of system-involved youth, and it advocates as a unified voice for systemic change to improve Texas’ juvenile justice practices.

For more information, please contact Ana Yáñez-Correa at (512) 441-8123 ext. 109 or acorrea@criminaljusticecoalition.org.