Executive Director Darryl Beatty announced his resignation Friday after pressure from the juvenile board chairman to step down.
The embattled Dallas County juvenile director is out after being asked to resign, a county judge confirmed with FOX 4. Dallas County Juvenile Detention Center Executive Director Darryl Beatty announced his resignation Friday effective immediately. This comes after head of the Juvenile Board and Chief Juvenile Judge Cheryl Shannon asked him to resign.
Beatty had been under pressure this year, denying charges of juveniles in detention being neglected and, in some cases, in the equivalent of solitary confinement longer than state law allows.Judge Shannon tells FOX 4 she asked for Beatty’s resignation Friday, and he obliged.The juvenile board will have an emergency meeting on Monday to figure out the next steps.
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