‘They are humans not dogs’: Dallas County juvenile lockup mistreating kids, parents say

Victoria Halstead with two of her children, Jovani, 8, and Ismael, 3, on June 22 at the apartment complex playground where her 17-year-old son, Mark Halstead used to play as a child. (Tom Fox / Staff Photographer)

Mark Halstead remembers the last time he was outside. The 17-year-old, being held at Dallas’ Henry Wade Juvenile Justice Center while waiting for his reckless driving case to be resolved, was allowed to walk outside one day in February with other kids to visit a mobile dentist. As they waited for their dental exams, he tried to get a glimpse of what was around the beige brick building.

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