Activists say an Alabama teenager's incarceration in an adult jail violates federal and state laws that require inmates who are minors to be separated from adults ...

Amendment 3 could expand adult prosecution of minors, sparking debate over protections and public safety ahead of this week's election.

A 41-year-old Ormond Beach man has been convicted to 366 days in prison after being arrested in November 2024 by the Flagler ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW), in a Monday release, said that a new law in El Salvador, which transfers incarcerated children to the adult prison system, violates international juvenile justice standards.

SAN SALVADOR, Feb 12 (Reuters) - El Salvador's Congress voted on Wednesday to allow minors convicted of crimes linked to organized crime to be housed in the same prisons as adults, albeit in ...

Several proposals in the legislature would allow the Department of Children, Youth & Families ... past that age are currently sent to adult prisons. To handle an overcrowding situation at Green ...

The reforms also permit housing individuals under 21 in adult prison sections without safeguarding against violence or access to education. Since 2022, almost 3,000 children have been convicted, often ...