Alachua County Juvenile Detention Center employees accused of allowing attack on inmate
An investigation into the attack revealed that only half of the required eight employees were on duty at the time of the ...
$200M wanted for new juvenile detention center amid ongoing challenges at SC’s DJJ
At times children in the SC agency’s custody have to sleep in plastic cots on the floor because of overcrowding.
St. Landry Parish trying to build Juvenile Detention Center
St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard said the goal is to find a suitable location and begin construction this year.
"Ringleaders" of riot at Westmoreland County juvenile detention center charged as adults, police say
State police in Westmoreland County had to stop what they are calling a riot at a juvenile detention center over the weekend.
New juvenile detention centers in Bedford, Grafton to replace Cuyahoga Hills prison
The Ohio Department of Youth Services is planning to build four small juvenile detention centers in Bedford and Grafton, to ...
Cumberland County lawsuit: Men say they were abused as teens at juvenile detention center
Abuse allegations from boys once held at Cumberland County's Juvenile Detention Center are now are the basis of a lawsuit in ...
Philly teens are regularly subjected to illegal lockdowns in detention, city watchdog finds
Minors held in juvenile detention in Philadelphia are routinely locked in their rooms for days on end, in violation of state ...
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Editorial, 1/10: Juvenile confinement increase must be addressed
The total time youths were confined to their rooms in Nebraska juvenile facilities more than doubled in the past year, ...
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Denver, Colorado Springs and Aurora mayors say juvenile detention, condo construction are shared priorities
In a joint letter, the mayors of Colorado’s largest cities called for a tougher response to youth crime and protested ...
State records: Juvenile detention chief resigned just ahead of being fired for misconduct
State investigators said longtime Adair County superintendent wrongly accused teen, failed to provide mental health ...
N.J. loses battle with county over juvenile detention center overcrowding
Young people have been chained to benches at police stations for hours as county officials try to find appropriate housing, ...
Former Kentucky juvenile detention chief resigned after investigation
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The former superintendent of a Kentucky juvenile detention center that was the site of a riot in 2022 failed to conduct mental health assessments and wrongly accused a teen of ...