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Justice Department Announces Civil Investigation into Chemical Restraint Use at Two Nevada Juvenile Facilities Published: 10 January 2021 10 January 2021
Las Vegas, Nevada - The Justice Department announced today that it has opened an investigation into the use of pepper spray at two juvenile correctional facilities run by the Nevada Juvenile Justice Services Agency: the Nevada Youth Training Center and the Summit View Youth Center. The investigation will examine whether staff at the two facilities use pepper spray in a manner that violates youth’s rights under the Constitution.
The department has not reached any conclusions regarding the allegations in this matter. The investigation will be conducted under the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA) and the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. Both statutes give the department the authority to investigate systemic violations of the constitutional rights of young people in juvenile detention and
LAS VEGAS Federal authorities are investigating whether pepper spray has been used illegally against children housed at two of Nevada’s most secure youth facilities. The U.S. Justice Department announced Thursday that it opened a.
Justice Department investigating use of pepper spray at Nevada youth centers
STATE OF NEVADA
and last updated 2021-01-07 13:39:32-05
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) â The Justice Department announced today that it has opened an investigation into the use of pepper spray at two juvenile correctional facilities run by the Nevada Juvenile Justice Services Agency: the Nevada Youth Training Center and the Summit View Youth Center.
The investigation will examine whether staff at the two facilities use pepper spray in a manner that violates youthâs rights under the Constitution.
Summit View Youth Center, which is a maximum-security youth facility, is located on Range Road near Interstate 15 I North Las Vegas.