Texas juvenile detention centers have a decades-long history of violations and abuses, which began to be uncovered in the early 2000s by Texas newspapers. The findings – which high-ranking staff tried ...

TEXAS, USA — Behind the walls of five Texas juvenile prisons, the U.S. Justice Department alleges children are being subjected to harsh conditions and physical and emotional abuse.

The U.S. Justice Department says that Texas juvenile detention centers have violated children's Eighth and 14th Amendment rights, as well as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and ...

Texas Democrats grill juvenile justice officials over abuse allegations at agency detention centers By Julián Aguilar The Texas Newsroom Aug 26, 2024 ...

Children held in juvenile detention facilities in Texas were pepper-sprayed in the face to the point of vomiting, held in solitary confinement for weeks, and sexually abused by staff members ...

The U.S. Department of Justice found unconstitutional conditions at all five of Texas’ juvenile detention facilities, where children were exposed to excessive force, sexual abuse and in the case ...

The governing board of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department is disputing the accuracy of a report by the U.S. Department of Justice alleging widespread mental, physical and sexual abuse in the ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a report Thursday that concludes that the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) shows a pattern of violating the civil rights of ...

In August, after a painstaking three-year investigation, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a stunning, wall-to-wall rebuke of Texas’ juvenile detention facilities. These facilities are ...

The Justice Department concluded Thursday after a lengthy investigation that five Texas juvenile detention centers violated children's constitutional and civil rights, part of a nationwide pattern ...

The Justice Department report released Thursday cites dozens of incidents of abuse at several juvenile detention centers in Texas. To stream 12NewsNow on your phone, you need the 12NewsNow app ...

Children held in juvenile detention facilities in Texas were pepper-sprayed in the face to the point of vomiting, held in solitary confinement for weeks, and sexually abused by staff members, ...