United States v. Viera- Rivera, 2025 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79378 (D.P.R. 2025)

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[Puerto Rico] Juvenile Facilities in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico: Investigation 

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On August 6, 2015, the DOJ released an updated findings letter on several juvenile facilities in Puerto Rico. The DOJ finds that young people confined in juvenile facilities face substantive due process and equal protection violations, in addition to infringements to their federal rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and the Rehabilitation Act…