Juvenile offenders are more impressionable than adult offenders, and have longer lives ahead of them. This raises the stakes for both success and failure for both future public safety and taxpayer costs when dealing with juveniles. Sentencing youth to ineffective, inappropriate programs and facilities could place a one-time nonviolent offender on a path of persistent wrongdoing; essentially making the youth a lifetime siphon of resources rather than contributor.
Energy & Environment
Fool Me Twice: Why the Texas Grid is Still Vulnerable to Winter Storms | Part 2: Projecting Winter Outage Risk Through 2030
Part 2: Projecting Winter Outage Risk Through 2030 As Texas approaches the five-year anniversary of Winter Storm Uri, the ERCOT grid faces growing vulnerability to winter power outages. This analysis projects that by 2030, the same type of storm that would cause approximately 12 hours of outages today could result in nearly 24 hours of...
January 29, 2026