Apart from codifying the rights of children in custody, the legislature should hold hearings this winter where state ...

The state’s largest facility for youth offenders remains over capacity, with one legislator describing the situation at the ...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) discussed a range of recommendations to improve the juvenile justice system for ...

WAVE Troubleshooters have confirmed two managers were fired from the McCracken Regional Juvenile Detention Center following ...

The leader of Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice on Tuesday vowed to have a “good strong transition plan” for Broward’s ...

The Department of Juvenile Services is supportive of the proposed reforms, and its legislative director testified in support of Smith’s bill, arguing that their agency already serves the substantial ...

Discussions around legislation to stop automatically charging minors as adults for certain crimes morphed into a debate over ...

The 20-bed Pulaski County Juvenile Detention Center has reached full capacity due to the number of teenage defendants charged ...

A recent statehouse hearing has brought attention to Maryland's policy of not monitoring phone calls at youth detention facilities, a practice ...

VILLUPURAM: The Villupuram juvenile justice board (JJB) has ordered a minor boy to serve one year at a home for special ...

Concerns rose Friday from some Broward leaders about the Sheriff’s Office’s plan for May to no longer provide equipment and ...

The Cascade County Juvenile Detention Center is set to enhance its facilities with a new gymnasium. This addition will ...