The Texas Senate on Tuesday gave preliminary approval to legislation that would make it easier for the state to license privately run detention centers as "family residential centers" in order to hold immigrant families in detention centers longer. Senate Bill 1018 by state Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineloa, would ease the guidelines the centers must
Texas Senate Paves Way For ‘Baby Jails’ To Be Licensed As ‘Family Residential Centers’
The legislation would allow the state to exempt the facilities from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Service’s general residential operations standards.