Schaeffer Halfway House JCO VI Willie Barraza and a team of youth worked during the month of July on a project to repair broken water lines and the sprinkler system that provides irrigation to the landscape. Overall this project cost about $400 to complete and saved the State about $2,000 in labor. In addition to the monetary savings, the project was a learning experience combining technical knowledge, manual labor, and team work to render success.
The Texas Juvenile Justice Department: Transforming Young Lives and Creating Safer Communities
