Juvenile Detention News

One Survivor shared her harrowing story of abuse while in a state-run juvenile facility and a warning.

More than 350 cases have been filed by men and women who are sexually abused as children in juvenile facilities in New Jersey.

A placement that provides care for more than 10 children. May also be referred to as a residential child care facility where housing, meals, schooling, medical ...

Behind the walls of five Texas juvenile prisons, the DOJ alleges children are being subjected to harsh conditions and physical and emotional ...

After Los Angeles County agreed to a $4 billion settlement for thousands of claims of sexual abuse dating back to 1959, we're hearing directly from one of the ...

A major investigation into a provincially run youth facility operation headwind involves in allegations and several of them in fact have sexual assaults.

... abuse database to spy on its investigation into allegations of child abuse at the city's juvenile detention center. The Pennsylvania ...

A new lawsuit claims decades of sexual abuse at the Clark County Juvenile Detention Facility. The civil lawsuit filed in Clark County ...

... abuse in their juvenile detention facilities. "I made mistakes to end up there, but no mistake could justify the way I was hurt and sexually ...

Juvenile detention centers can be sites of abuse, including sexual, physical, and emotional harm. Leadership failures often allowed these ...

The allegation comes only months after a record-setting settlement by the county for past sexual abuse claims at juvenile facilities, dating ...

A new state law has eliminated the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims. Maryland Juvenile Detention Abuse. Arlando "Tray" Jones ...

A new lawsuit is bringing to light decades of alleged sexual abuse that 36 people say happened to them at juvenile detention centers in King County.

A former social worker at East Mesa Juvenile Detention Center reported rampant drug use, excessive force by guards, and inappropriate ...

This video will look at civil lawsuits for sexual abuse of inmates in New Jersey juvenile detention facilities.

Over 350 lawsuits filed alleging abuse at state-run facilities. More than 350 lawsuits have now been filed by men and women who allege they ...

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A new lawsuit alleges widespread sexual abuse of juveniles took place over decades at Illinois youth detention facilities. Similar lawsuits ...

There are now nearly 400 lawsuits filed regarding allegations of sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention facilities.

The number of former juvenile inmates who allege they were sexually abused at the hands of staff at juvenile detention facilities across Illinois has grown to ...

Over 650 survivors have now filed lawsuits against the state and the Department of Juvenile Services over alleged abuse at detention centers.

A lawsuit has been filed over claims of sexual abuse inside youth detention centers in Chicago. NBC Chicago's Bennett Haeberle reports.

A proposal by Sen. Ron Wyden seeks to close oversight loopholes for facilities housing foster youth and children with mental health needs.

Survivors of sex abuse told traumatic stories on the steps of City Hall about the time they spent in juvenile detention facilities.

They are among 800 adults who have come forward alleging sexual abuse as children at state of Illinois and Cook County youth detention ...

Children in residential treatment facilities are at risk for sexual abuse, dangerous physical restraints and overmedication, a landmark ...

A recent Senate investigation found that children in residential treatment facilities are sometimes subjected to abuse and neglect.

Children in the care of residential treatment facilities are at risk for sexual physical and emotional abuse as states failed to track mistreatment.

The California State Bar is investigating Downtown LA Law Group after reports that individuals were paid to fabricate sexual abuse claims in the historic $4 billion LA County settlement.

Survivors of sexual abuse in LA County juvenile detention facilities are sharing their stories after the county agreed to a historic $4 billion settlement resolving over 11,000 claims.

A lawsuit against Washington State alleges a doctor sexually assaulted hundreds of children at Green Hill School and Maple Lane juvenile detention facilities over nearly four decades.

Stolen Innocence: Exploring the Dark Side of the Troubled Teen ... Allegations of Abuse, Forced Labor at Arizona 'Troubled' Girls Boarding School.

For decades, survivors have reported sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional trauma, and neglect inside juvenile detention centers.

More than 900 lawsuits have now been filed alleging sexual abuse at the hands of staffers in both state and county youth detention centers.

Chairman Jon Ossoff is launching an inquiry into alleged abuse of youth in juvenile detention facilities in Georgia and nationwide.

— New Hampshire has agreed to pay $239 million to victims of alleged abuse at the state-run youth detention facility through a settlement fund, ...

Los Angeles County has reached a $4 billion tentative agreement to settle more than 6,800 sexual abuse claims dating back to 1959. The ...

Survivors can seek damages against state and local governments of up to $890,000 for each occurrence of abuse. The cap is higher for cases ...

Over 3,800 sex abuse lawsuits filed against Maryland DJS facilities, with the majority involving Charles H. Hickey Jr. School. State facing estimated $2.7 billion in potential liability.

Over 200 survivors have filed sexual abuse lawsuits against Cheltenham Youth Detention Center under the Maryland Child Victims Act, with claims dating back decades.

Multiple lawsuits filed against Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center allege sexual abuse of detained youth by staff members. Claims pursued under the Maryland Child Victims Act.

Levy Konigsberg attorneys filed civil lawsuits on behalf of twelve survivors who were sexually abused while housed at St. Gabriel's Hall.

Former inmates of the Waxter Children's Center are filing sexual abuse lawsuits against the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services under the Child Victims Act, which eliminated the statute of limitations.

Twenty survivors of childhood sexual abuse have filed suit against VisionQuest National Ltd., alleging abuse by staff members at VisionQuest facilities across the country.

VisionQuest Philadelphia was included in mass litigation against Pennsylvania juvenile facilities for child sexual abuse, part of a broader wave of lawsuits.

The U.S. Department of Justice identified Backbone Mountain Youth Center as having the highest rate of sexual abuse of any juvenile facility in the nation. Survivors are now filing lawsuits under Maryland's Child Victims Act.

Alfred D. Noyes Children's Center in Rockville, Maryland named in class action and individual lawsuits alleging sexual abuse of detained youth under the Maryland Child Victims Act.

Abraxas Academy in Morgantown was included in mass litigation against Abraxas facilities in Pennsylvania for child sexual abuse by staff members.

Western Maryland Childrens Center in Hagerstown named in sexual abuse lawsuits under the Maryland Child Victims Act, with survivors alleging abuse by staff members.

J. DeWeese Carter Center in Chestertown named in sexual abuse lawsuits with victims coming forward with allegations of abuse and neglect.