The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is at a critical point, according to the latest state review of the agency.

The report details rampant physical, sexual and psychological abuse of children by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department that ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Michael Moss said he felt shame and guilt for years after he was sexually abused as a teenager by guards at a troubled Chicago juvenile ... sex abuse in youth detention facilities ...

Police said a juvenile is facing charges in the triple shooting inside an apartment in the Continental Building in downtown ...

It covers allegations from 50 men and women who were in custody at the Juvenile Temporary Detention Center. It said many instances of abuse took place during unlawful strip searches. Children were ...

Fifty anonymous former inmates of the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center in Chicago sued the county in a 124-page complaint, each saying they suffered sexual abuse while incarcerated ...

Governor Abbott announced on Monday, he has directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management to deploy Texas emergency ...

The San Antonio mother of a domestic violence victim is creating a foundation in honor of her daughter, who wasn’t as lucky ...

Having a felony arrest or conviction on your record is like wearing a heavy yoke around your neck," said Aaron Clark-Rizzio, ...