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.

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 ...

Federal investigators began probing the Texas Juvenile Justice Department after advocates complained about the treatment of children who had stayed at the Evins Regional Juvenile Center ...

A nearly three-year federal investigation into Texas juvenile detention centers operated by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department found that five facilities have violated children's constitutional ...

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 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 ...

Gainesville State School in North Texas is one of five secure Texas Juvenile Justice Department facilities in the state. The units have struggled with staff shortages, allegations of physical and ...

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

Unfortunately, abuse in juvenile detention centers is not unique to California, nor is it unique to these types of fantastical abuse situations. As disturbing as this specific incident is, it is only ...