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 ...

The Justice Department has launched a statewide investigation into the operations of Texas youth detention facilities, citing recent allegations of physical and sexual abuse, inadequate mental ...

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

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 (DOJ) announced on Wednesday it has launched an investigation into alleged mistreatment of children at five juvenile detention centers in Texas. The probe will ...

On Aug. 1, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division released its assessment of the five juvenile detention facilities in the state and found that “TJJD engaged in a pattern of abuse ...

Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers, attorneys representing ...

Top officials with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department told state lawmakers Monday that the alleged rampant abuse within the agency’s facilities were due to low staffing levels and aren’t ...

T he Justice Department will investigate the conditions of several juvenile detention centers in Texas where there have been allegations of abuse. Five juvenile detention centers run by Texas will ...

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 ...

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 ...