The Dallas County Juvenile Department has taken county commissioners to court in a fight for juvenile records that may shed light on alleged long periods of isolation of children in detention centers.
Dallas County’s internal battle over access to juvenile documents has spilled into court, leaving a judge to decide whether commissioners can obtain records that could shed light on alleged long periods of isolation of children in detention centers.
The Dallas County Juvenile Department sued the county commissioners on Tuesday and asked a judge to quash the commissioners’ subpoena for the records.