An investigation by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department found that officers at a detention center in Dallas kept kids isolated for days and falsified logs of observation checks and school attendance
September 11, 2024
Officers at a juvenile detention center in Dallas kept kids isolated for days and falsified logs of observation checks and school attendance, an investigation from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department found.
State investigators say that staffers at the Dr. Jerome McNeil Jr. Detention Center used the Special Needs Unit to circumvent state law and essentially keep juveniles in their sleeping quarters for extended periods of time.
“They spent the vast majority of their days inside their cells, sometimes up to 24 hours a day, without regular access to education, large muscle exercise, outdoor recreation, or showers,” state investigators wrote in a report released Monday. The full investigation was not made public, though TJJD provided the investigation’s executive summary. The agency’s Office of the Inspector General said that they will continue to monitor the situation.
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/texas/articles/2024-09-11/dallas-juvenile-detention-center-isolated-kids-and-falsified-documents-state-investigation-says