Dallas County Juvenile Lockup Accused of Long Periods of Isolation, Neglect

Parents with children held at the Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center in Dallas, Texas, have alleged that their children are being neglected by staff. For The Dallas Morning News, reporter Josephine Peterson interviewed multiple families about their experiences with the center. A report released in March 2023 by Evident Change (formerly the National Council on Crime & Delinquency and the Children’s Research Center) found that Dallas County was incarcerating minors for months longer than national recommendations and issuing harsher judgements … Read the rest