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Brazos County juvenile services asks commissioners for $412,000 fence after November escape
Summary
The county's juvenile services executive director asked the Commissioners Court to fund a perimeter fence with razor wire to secure a new addition and recreation area after a November 2024 escape; officials discussed standards, liability and interim fixes but took no formal action.
Linda, executive director of Juvenile Services, told the Brazos County Commissioners Court that she is requesting funding for a perimeter fence around a new addition to the county juvenile detention facility after a youth escaped the day after Thanksgiving 2024. "Had we had a fence, I think that that would have kept him from actually getting out into the community," Linda said, asking the court to approve a $412,000 capital project to enclose the facility. The request covers fencing that follows a red-line perimeter shown to…
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