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HOUSTON (AP) - A special investigator issued a report Wednesday saying the state's juvenile prison system needs a sweeping overhaul to ensure the health and safety of children placed in the agency.
Jay Kimbrough, who was appointed by Gov. Rick Perry in March to oversee an investigation into allegations of physical and sexual abuse at Texas Youth Commission facilities, told state officials that the agency suffers from a "fundamental lack of accountability" that officials have been unwilling to address.
The report says the chief culprit behind agency problems was its structure, which concentrates too much power in the hands of officials at 22 outlying facilities.
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