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Tarrant County OKs contracts with Collin County for juvenile detention amid concern over distance and cost
Summary
Tarrant County commissioners approved three contracts with Collin County on Oct. 14 to provide pre‑ and post‑adjudication detention and post‑adjudication treatment placements for youth after officials said county facilities have no in‑county capacity for some services.
Tarrant County commissioners on Oct. 14 approved three fiscal‑year 2026 contracts with Collin County to provide detention and treatment placements for youth under Tarrant County Juvenile Services jurisdiction. The court approved (1) a contract for post‑adjudication offender treatment placements, (2) a contract for pre‑adjudication detention space, and (3) a contract for post‑adjudication detention beds.
Juvenile Services Director Riley Shaw told the court the county does not currently operate an in‑county post‑adjudication program and has lacked capacity. “We do not offer those services” in Tarrant County, Shaw said, and the new contracts would serve as a backstop when county detention approaches or exceeds capacity. Shaw said Collin County and other vendors would be additional options; the department had not needed out‑of‑county pre‑adjudication beds in the prior 12 months but has faced overcrowding episodes in recent…
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