In Texas alone, about 80% of children in state juvenile facilities are Black or Latinx, according to Thursday's Justice Department report, though the two groups only make up a combined 51% of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Federal investigators find horrific ‘pattern of abuse’ at juvenile detention centers in Texas - Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said the centers violate the US constitution ...

In a statement provided to news outlets, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department said it has a "zero-tolerance policy toward abuse and neglect," pointing a finger at its prolonged and "unprecedented ...

When news broke earlier this year that 30 officers at a Los Padrinos juvenile detention facility were charged with ...

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 ...

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 ...

Youth at Texas juvenile facilities subject to abuse, isolation, DOJ finds. Federal authorities found that staffers regularly used pepper spray as a response to misbehavior by youths and placed ...

Federal investigators find horrific ‘pattern of abuse’ at juvenile detention centers in Texas. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said the centers violate the US constitution ...

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 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 ...