For almost six months, workers have been renovating the old juvenile detention center. They are adding additional beds and space to host programs, such as counseling to better help inmates. As soon as ...

A lawsuit filed Tuesday against the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services alleges that a former employee sexually abused ...

An indictment reveals that 69 fights, involving 143 victims aged 12 to 18, occurred at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall between July and December 2023, with officers allegedly overseeing the violence.

With the naming of a task force, Yankton County is moving forward with its study on a proposed Juvenile Detention Center (JDC ...

A lawsuit filed Tuesday against DJS alleges that a former employee sexually abused dozens of children at a facility in ...

Democratic state Rep. Gene Wu criticized the department for treating an August 2024 federal report as “nothing.” ...

According to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, in 2023, it experienced the worst staffing crisis in its history.

Officers had allowed and in some cases encouraged fights between teens being held at a detention center in Downey, Calif., ...

Fresno detectives are investigating the gang-motivated shooting death of 31-year-old Markazsa Perry, with multiple suspects ...

Young people with child-welfare histories are overrepresented at every stage of the juvenile and criminal legal systems, an ...

A teen mom grew up in Philly’s child-welfare system. When she gave birth in juvenile detention, the system took her daughter.

Ronan Keating has blasted a ‘broken justice system’ after his brother’s killer avoided jail. The Boyzone singer’s brother Ciarán was killed in a car crash in Mayo, Ireland, in July 2023 ...