A school district and local prosecutors in Texas are refusing to drop charges against an 11-year-old who was held in solitary confinement.

A school district and local prosecutors in Texas are refusing to drop charges against an 11-year-old who was held in solitary confinement.

Officers detained the boy and placed him in solitary confinement for three days at the Darrell B. Hester Juvenile Detention Center. Cameron County prosecutors argued for charges of “terroristic threat.”

Despite being accused of ignoring Texas laws which require parental involvement before such interventions, Cameron County District Attorney Rene Garza told a hearing Wednesday that his office was gathering further evidence against Murray, rather than deciding to drop the charges.

Cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/9591073

  • @jaybone@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22•7 months ago

    3000/38000 that’s almost 8%

    Is it normal for 8% of a population to be arrested over a 2.5 year time period? Even in say China or Nazi Germany?

    • Aatube
      8•7 months ago

      Definitely not in China… for better or worse their juvenile students usually never break criminal law

      Unless you’re talking about the Uyghurs, which I have the impression that only adults are interned but I currently can’t trust any sources about the situation either

      • @phoenixz@lemmy.caEnglish
        1•6 months ago

        Uyghurs are pretty much all in detention and reeducation and sterilization centers, kids included. China wants the next generation to suck Winnie’s dick too

        • Aatube
          1•6 months ago

          I searched it up. Uyghur children all have at least one parent detained but they are sent to highly guarded Mandarin schools and state orphanages, never sterilization, thankfully.