'A pattern of abuse': Conditions for children at 5 Texas Juvenile Justice facilities violate constitution

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49% : "READ: 'Things need to change': Houston-based nonprofit aims to provide incarcerated youth access to books, learning literatureThe Justice Department launched its investigation of TJJD's juvenile justice facilities in October 2021, under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which authorize the department to address a pattern or practice of deprivation of constitutional and federal rights of children confined to state or local government-run correctional facilities.
47% : The Justice Department announced Thursday of its findings that the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) has violated the U.S. Constitution, as well as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).RELATED: Facing youth prison crisis, Texas lawmakers opt to build new facilities and funnel more kids to adult systemRecommended Videos"Children are committed to TJJD facilities to receive treatment and rehabilitation so that they may return to their communities as law-abiding, productive citizens," said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division.

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