DOJ accuses Texas of 'pattern of abuse' at 5 youth facilities

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a scathing report Thursday morning accusing Texas of having unconstitutional conditions at five of its state-run youth facilities.

During a virtual news conference, federal prosecutors said they concluded an investigation that began in Oct. 2021 into a handful of Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) facilities after initially receiving a complaint from two advocacy organizations. The facilities in question included the Evins Regional Juvenile Center...