AUSTIN—The Texas Juvenile Justice Department provided the following updates Thursday related to COVID-19:
• 1 youth at the Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex, in Brownwood, tested positive for COVID-19.
• 1 youth at the Evins Regional Juvenile Center, in Edinburg, tested positive for COVID-19 this afternoon.
• 1 Youth Development Coach at the Giddings State School tested positive for COVID-19 this afternoon.
Since the start of the pandemic, 171 staff members at the agency’s secure facilities have tested positive for COVID-19:
Evins Regional Juvenile Center: 55
Gainesville State School: 11 Giddings State School: 41
McLennan County State Juvenile Correctional Facility: 23
Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex: 41
Since the start of the pandemic, 195 youth at the agency’s secure facilities have tested positive for COVID-19:
Evins Regional Juvenile Center: 31
Gainesville State School: 13
Giddings State School: 84
McLennan County State Juvenile Correctional Facility: 42
Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex: 25
For more information about the agency’s response to COVID-19, please visit the TJJD website.