Unintended outcomes for teen in Travis Co. diversion program

If you need help, the National Domestic Violence Hotline is available 24/7 at 800-799-7233AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A program meant to rehabilitate certain teens who get arrested in Travis County did not work as intended for one of the participants.
We are not identifying the teen because he is a minor, but he has given both KXAN and his attorneys with the Juvenile Public Defender's Office permission to share his story.PREVIOUS: ‘Invaluable’: Giving Travis County teens accused of family