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

Another 107 people filed complaints Tuesday against the state for allegedly allowing rampant sexual abuse in Illinois ...

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 of ...

Attorneys on Wednesday announced that 107 additional names have been added to a class-action lawsuit alleging abuse in ...

The Justice Department report released Thursday cites dozens of incidents of abuse at several juvenile detention centers in Texas.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Unfortunately, abuse in juvenile detention centers is not unique to California, nor is it unique to these types of fantastical abuse situations.

The report from the Department of Justice cites dozens of incidents of abuse at several juvenile detention centers in Texas.

Justice Department finds pattern of abuse, other violations at Texas juvenile facilities Excessive force, sexual abuse and isolation undermine efforts toward rehabilitation, investigation concludes.

The Justice Department report released Thursday cites dozens of incidents of abuse at several juvenile detention centers in Texas.