Former Juvenile Temporary Detention Center employee Kevin Walker was acquitted last month of charges related to the incident, which left a 15-year-old boy bruised and unconscious. The post ‘Horrific’ video of incident at Chicago’s juvenile jail raises questions about recent trial, experts say appeared first on Injustice Watch.| Injustice Watch
The verdict highlights the challenges of holding detention center staff accountable for alleged abuse, advocates say. The post Former Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center employee found not guilty in incident that left a 15-year-old boy unconscious and bruised appeared first on Injustice Watch.| Injustice Watch
For decades, allegations of child abuse and employee misconduct have swirled around Chicago’s juvenile detention center. But on Thursday, a Cook County judge will begin proceedings in a rare trial of a former employee accused of physically harming a child at the facility. Kevin Walker, 58, a former rapid response team specialist at the Cook […] The post Rare criminal trial of former Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center employee expected to start Thursday appeared first on Injus...| Injustice Watch
Leonard Dixon has run the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center — one of the largest youth jails in the country — for a decade. Records and interviews suggest he might not live in Chicago and is rarely seen at the facility.| Injustice Watch
Louisiana moved detained children from the infamous Angola prison to an adult lockup in Jackson Parish. They say the abuse has continued.| theappeal.org
Shane Kendall's father says in a new lawsuit that the medical staff at Atlanta, Georgia's Fulton County Jail let his autistic son die.| theappeal.org
