The Texas Juvenile Justice Department provided the following updates Monday related to COVID-19:
• 2 youth at the Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex, in Brownwood, tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday morning.
• 1 youth at the Giddings State School tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday afternoon.
As of today, the agency has administered 1,216 tests to youth for COVID-19. Since the start of the pandemic, 158 staff members at the agency’s secure facilities have tested positive for COVID-19:
Evins Regional Juvenile Center: 53
Gainesville State School: 9
Giddings State School: 38
McLennan County State Juvenile Correctional Facility: 20
Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex: 38
Since the start of the pandemic, 172 youth at the agency’s secure facilities have tested positive for COVID-19:
Evins Regional Juvenile Center: 25
Gainesville State School: 13
Giddings State School: 77
McLennan County State Juvenile Correctional Facility: 41
Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex: 16
For more information about the agency’s response to COVID-19, please visit the TJJD website.