Morales case files 1949-1990, undated (bulk 1969-1989)

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Morales case files 1949-1990, undated (bulk 1969-1989)

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/tslac/20125/20125-P.html

Types of material found in the Morales case files include legal documents, reports, correspondence, memoranda, trial proceedings, testimony, depositions, charts, drafts, publications, administrative records, photocopies, clippings, manuals, field notes, and eight photographs. The records range in date from 1949 until 1990 and undated (bulk 1969-1989). These are records from the Morales v. Turman lawsuit, filed by students in several state juvenile correctional institutions against the Texas Youth Commission. The materials document the entire thirteen-year history of the Morales lawsuit, from its inception to the final report of the Consultants Committee.

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Texas Youth Council

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Texas Youth Commission

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Juvenile corrections efforts by the state began in 1887 with the passage of legislation for a House of Correction and Reformatory (later became the State Juvenile Training School) (House Bill 21, 20th Legislature, Regular Session). This correctional facility for boys began operation in 1889 in Gatesville. In 1913, the 33rd Legislature authorized the creation of the Girl's Training School (House Bill 570, Regular Session), a correctional facility for girls in Gainesville. It began op...