A new report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics [BJS] released Wednesday says the number of youths who report they have been sexually abused in juvenile detention facilities have decreased. But a notably high rate of sexual assaults still occur in facilities, specifically in 12 facilities stretching from Oregon to Florida. Comprised of data compiled from
A juvenile detention center in Arkansas has one of the highest rates of sexual abuse of any teen lockup in a nationwide survey — a distinction it also held the last time the same survey was conducted six years ago. The Arkansas Juvenile Assessment and Treatment Center, a 100-bed detention facility located near Alexander, had
One in 10 young people in custody of the Texas’ juvenile correctional facilities reported being sexually victimized last year, according to a new Justice Department report. At 15.3%, only Ohio had a higher rate, according to data compiled by the department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics. However, several states’ sample sizes were not sufficient to yield a reliable
COLUMBUS, Ohio—More than 15 percent of juveniles behind bars in Ohio reported being forced or coerced into sexual activity with another youth or staff member in the previous year, according to a newly released U.S. Department of Justice survey. That’s the worst rate in the nation and is more than twice the national average, according to
More than a decade ago, rampant sexual abuse inside Texas’ youth lockups forced the state to reform its scandal-plagued juvenile justice system. Children who committed misdemeanors were no longer sent to state lockups with a documented history of failing to keep them safe. That and other changes radically reduced the number of juveniles in the custody
