It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated ...

As currently written, the Louisiana Constitution limits the types of offenses for which teenagers under 17 can be sent to ...

Justice Through Journalism. Subscribe to their newsletter here. Teens 16 and older charged with murder or attempted murder in ...

A 14-year-old boy who pleaded guilty to raping and beating a 91-year-old woman in Reddick last year has been sentenced.

A Medina, North Dakota, man pleaded guilty to felony charges related to sexually assaulting juvenile girls on Wednesday, Feb. 5, in Southeast District Court in. Jeremy Craig Reister, 40, pleaded ...

Valentino Valdez was given his birth certificate, his Social Security card, a T-shirt, and khaki pants when he was released from a Texas prison in 2019 at age 21. But he didn't have health insurance, ...

A 15-year-old Florida boy has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the beating and rape of a 91-year-old woman.

The Buckeye State may be the most progressive in the union when it comes to youth prison reform. You might not guess it from the Republican governor or GOP-dominated legislature, but Ohio is ...

A request from the District Attorney’s office to replace a part-time victim/witness coordinator with a full-time position was tabled “until further notice,” according to Commissioner Scott Metzger, ...

Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province has imposed a complete ban on kite flying before the centuries-old Basant festival – ...

Children are curious. They ask questions. A few weeks ago a little girl asked me about the “crack” in my chest: the scar from heart valve surgery in 2010. Sometimes it’s difficult to know ...