No conclusions person been reached successful regards to immoderate allegations, feds say

Texas Juvenile Justice Department

Texas Juvenile Justice Department (Texas Juvenile Justice Department)

The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it has opened a statewide probe into the conditions of 5 Texas juvenile correctional facilities.

The announcement didn’t database immoderate circumstantial allegations that person been brought against the Texas Juvenile Justice Department-run facilities, oregon what mightiness person triggered the investigation.

According to the feds, the probe volition analyse whether the authorities is providing children astatine the facilities “reasonable extortion from carnal and intersexual maltreatment by unit and different residents.”

Investigators are besides looking into excessive usage of chemic restraints, excessive usage of isolation and whether the authorities provides capable intelligence wellness care.

“Too often children held successful juvenile detention facilities are taxable to maltreatment and mistreatment, and deprived of their law rights,” said adjunct lawyer wide for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division Kristen Clarke.

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The Justice Department said successful the merchandise that nary conclusions person been reached successful regards to immoderate allegations.

The probe volition beryllium conducted nether the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA) and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, according to the Justice Department.

Both statutes springiness national investigators the authorization to “investigate systemic violations of the rights of young radical successful juvenile correctional facilities.”

Anyone with applicable accusation is encouraged to interaction the section via telephone astatine 1-866-432-0438 oregon by email astatine TX.Juveniles@usdoj.gov.

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