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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 12NewsNow on your phone, you need the 12NewsNow app ...