A woman who worked as a probation officer faces charges of sexual assaulting a minor in a juvenile detention facility, jail ...

The lawsuit, filed last week in federal court in Manhattan, claims that state officials use solitary confinement for minor ...

Student arrests in Leon County are on the rise, with over 645 minors arrested in 2024. Weapons offenses are a significant issue, with the current school year's numbers trending to surpass last year's ...

MISSOURI, USA — Police chiefs and lawmakers across Missouri are pushing for changes to the juvenile justice system. They say repeat offenders are cycling through with little accountability. As ...

Oregon’s largest juvenile justice center is plagued by “cascading failures,” according to a Marion County grand jury report released on Monday. The report scrutinizes the conditions at MacLaren Youth ...

There have been 956 reports of mistreatment and complaints made by youth in custody of the state’s juvenile justice system this year. It’s the highest number of complaints filed since 2019, ranging ...

Oregon’s juvenile justice system has emphasized rehabilitation over punishment across three decades of reform, beginning with the establishment of the Oregon Youth Authority in 1996. But those reforms ...

CHEYENNE — Though Judge Ronn Jeffrey will be retiring as juvenile judge for the Cheyenne Municipal Court, he’s not done working on juvenile justice issues. In a news conference Tuesday, Jeffrey and ...

Workgroup recommends youth cases start in juvenile court 85% of minors auto-charged as adults return to juvenile court or are dismissed Proposed reforms aim to reduce youth detention in adult jails ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- The Buchanan County Commission gathered on Wednesday with the wealth management company, Stifel, to discuss proposed financing options for their juvenile detention project.

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The state audit digging into the heavily-scrutinized Chesterfield County juvenile detention center was released on Friday, with its more than 100 pages outlining ...

Juvenile justice was one of the hot topics discussed Friday as six candidates for California governor gathered in the South Bay. During the meeting of the California State Association of Counties, ...