Gov. Greg Abbott ordered Texas Rangers to investigate the facilities in 2017 and 2021.The probes led to arrests of several employees for physical and sexual abuse. Advocacy groups pleaded with the ...

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 ...

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO — In October 2019, a prison officer who worked at a juvenile detention center in Central Texas was charged with sexual assault and accused of forcing a boy in custody to perform oral ...

State lawmakers didn’t seem swayed by top officials with the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, who said on Monday that reports of rampant abuse within the agency’s facilities aren’t ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said on Wednesday that it was investigating juvenile correctional facilities in Texas over allegations of physical violence, sexual abuse and other ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...