Fantastic Fest Review: The Young Offenders

Gleeful Irish coke comedy is a sidesplitter

"...go-to destination for witty and playful satires, and The Young Offenders is a charming return for Irish comedy...."

Sept. 25, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Probation Failing Young Offenders

Texas Criminal Justice Coalition report says there has to be a better way

"...a report on the use of probation for youthful offenders in Texas. "Young Adults and Community Supervision: The Need..."

Aug. 17, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

Sex Offenders Exposed

Are sex offender laws causing more harm than good?

"...surprised Henry. He had no idea she was that young; he had no reason to think she was not..."

Sept. 10, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A Young Man on Death Row

Juvenile offender Randy Arroyo's case puts Texas's execution factory on trial.

"...April 14, 1998, Arroyo joined a group of 28 offenders scheduled to be executed by the state of Texas..."

Jan. 10, 2003 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Juvenile Offenders

The U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down the constitutionality of executing 16- and 17-year-olds will remove 28 juvenile offenders from Texas' death row

"...Texas has executed 13 juvenile offenders in the modern era of the death penalty, far..."

July 15, 2005 Arts Feature by Jordan Smith

Promising Young Woman

Unevenness sabotages this takedown of "nice guy" culture

"...The same day I screened Promising Young Woman, I went for a run. I usually go..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

X Offenders

Weirdos, freaks, and even musicians race for the prize at this weekend's X Games

"...WC: Yeah. When we were young there were the people who did sports, and they..."

June 6, 2014 Music Feature by Luke Winkie

Football Behind Bars

Field of Dreams Offers Young Offenders Second Chance

"...It was a game played by young boys who have committed man-sized crimes. The quarterback for..."

Nov. 7, 1997 News Feature by Robert Bryce

How Texas Youth Commission Fell

The scandal engulfing the Texas Youth Commission has claimed some scalps, but will the Legislature demand more?

"...incompetence. TYC is built on the idea of taking young offenders, often from the big cities, and dumping them..."

March 1, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

'What Is Justice?'

A state program that enables offenders and their victims meet face-to-face has helped Andrew Papke take full responsibility for the drunken driving-related deaths of Beth Early and Daniel London.

"...taken aback by how remorseful and compassionate they [the offenders] can be."..."

Aug. 24, 2001 News Feature by Michael May

An End to TYC's Problems ... and to TYC?

The Sunset Advisory Commission recommends drastic action to remedy the problems plaguing the Texas Youth Commission: dissolve the agency

"...put a human face on current and former child offenders. It also preceded the release of the Sunset Advisory..."

Nov. 21, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

A Dangerous Man

At 18, Billy Joe Wardlow took a man’s life. Nearly 30 years later, the state still wants his.

"...murder reads like a scene from Raymond Chandler. "Being younger and stronger, I just pushed him off and shot..."

June 26, 2020 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Fantastic Fest Awards

Wakaliwood's Bad Black surprise audience pick

"...Down Under Special Mention for Best Comedy Debut: The Young Offenders (read our review here) Action Features Best Picture:..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chaos in Tejas Schedule

"...Cock Sparrer, Brutal Knights, Peligro Social, Destino Final, Hjertestop, Young Offenders, Obliteration, the Hex Dispensers (sold out)..."

May 22, 2009 Music Feature

'Grooming' on Trial: Science or Supposition?

Is grooming a science? Says who?

"...a child – that testimony about the "grooming" of young victims was based on a reliable field of scientific..."

June 24, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

Fantastic Fest Snags Arrival

The Handmaiden, Sadako vs. Kayako in wave two

"...min D: Nick Pesce After a traumatic event, a young girl begins to associate pain and death with love..."

Aug. 25, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sin Fronteras

Most observers would agree that Austin has a Latino visual arts community, but within that community are many voices, many points of view, many styles -- and no borders.

"...Arismendi. "Like my mother and father when they were young, my mother when she was dying, my nieces and..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Arts Feature by Rob Curran

Holder Versus Obama on Man-Min Sentences

"...foe of mandatory minimum sentences, especially for non-violent drug offenders. It's a position that appears to run contrary to..."

Nov. 19, 2008 News Post by Jordan Smith

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the state, and beyond

"...Ayres remains optimistic about reforms to protect and rehabilitate young offenders. "It was a very rough time when I..."

Feb. 13, 2009 News Feature

Arbitrary Justice at TYC

Joseph Galloway – one of first inmates released from troubled Texas Youth Commission system post new oversight – files federal suit, names as co-defendants the guards who allegedly assaulted him during his incarceration, the guards who failed to protect him, and TYC

"...family, Giddings specializes in dealing with the most violent young offenders in the system, not at-risk youth like Galloway...."

April 13, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Cost of Jobs at TYC

A new argument has opened in the Lege over whether to keep TYC facilities open for economic reasons.

"...nearer the urban centers from where the majority of young offenders come. This would make it easier for families..."

April 3, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Endorsements

"...center" at the Gardner-Betts Juvenile Justice Center to house young offenders where they can begin receiving preventive counseling and..."

Oct. 31, 1997 News Feature

Endorsements

There's an election coming

"...center" at the Gardner-Betts Juvenile Justice Center to house young offenders where they can begin receiving preventive counseling and..."

Oct. 24, 1997 News Feature

Page Two

Travis County Bond Propositions

"...more places to put the county's burgeoning population of young offenders where they can begin receiving preventive counseling and..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Column by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Criminally Innocent

How can you be exonerated of a crime that never happened?

"...he did so the state would not prosecute his younger brother, Michael Arena, whom Stephanie had also accused. Yet..."

Nov. 5, 2010 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Second Offense

"...Saturday and a reunion of Austin's hardcore legends the Offenders the night before, Friday. For those unfamiliar, the Offenders..."

March 8, 2002 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Will Texas Be Safe for Romeos and Juliets?

Senate committee recommends not implementing federal sex offender law

"...it comes to the registration and monitoring of sex offenders...."

Jan. 14, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Reclaiming 'The Corner'

Neighbors, police, and prosecutors applaud the 'Drug Market Intervention' at 12th and Chicon

"...at them. But for the lower-level players, "B Group" offenders – young dealers who are endlessly replaceable, or users..."

Sept. 20, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Deep Blues From Gatesville

Amy Smith thought a judge would give her two years max for possession of crack cocaine; why is she doing 20?

"...money, have all but given up on them. Drug offenders -- most of them serving time for possession --..."

March 16, 2001 News Feature by Amy Smith

Porn Busters!

Investigators run roughshod over rights in hunt for cybersex offenders

"...front of a webcam, including a video of two young girls dancing around a room, clad only in ballerina..."

Aug. 17, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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