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 ...

The Justice Department discovered that the detention centers violated children's constitutional and civil rights, a report released Thursday says.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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