The state Juvenile Justice Commission and seven counties that operate juvenile detention facilities are in court over who ...

Philadelphia incarcerates a higher percentage of teenagers than any other major American city. Once in the system, kids are ...

A 14-year-old who admitted to breaking into 23 cars and other crimes was sentenced last week to serve two years in a state ...

Officials who work with the county's juvenile justice system say they made marked improvements over the previous year and ...

Haley Hunt’s organization, which she started six years ago, focuses on mentoring and providing hope to young people in juvenile detention centers.

The judge’s delay comes after state regulators agreed to a new inspection of the Downey facility that could render any ...

Local architects are set to begin work determining what it would take to expand the county’s juvenile justice center. Buchanan County commissioners signed off on a feasibility study this week for ...

At times children in the SC agency’s custody have to sleep in plastic cots on the floor because of overcrowding.

The Cascade County Juvenile Detention Center will add an expansion building, with a gymnasium and overcapacity housing, and ...

Governor Jim Pillen and Senator Merv Riepe have introduced a bill aimed at enhancing community safety and addressing juvenile offender issues. I ...

The alleged abuse, which range from inappropriate touching to sexual assault, took place at four county lockups, the suits ...