Punishment provides immediate, visible results, while empowering youth requires patience, understanding and time.

One of multiple hearings starts Wednesday for the four people charged with shooting and killing Chicago police Officer ...

It's a bill that would repurpose Long Creek into a secure residential treatment facility. State Representative Michael ...

Maryland’s insistence on being out of step with the rest of the country is long overdue for course correction.

A one-cent sales tax to fund the project is expected to go before voters next summer. Read more about what’s being proposed ...

Alternatives to jailing juveniles are paying off in Steuben County, according to results of research Trine University ...

Knox County advances a plan to stabilize troubled juvenile detention center by placing it under Juvenile Court Judge Tim Irwin’s authority for better oversight.

As 2026 begins, Caddo Parish District Attorney James E. Stewart, Sr., expresses deep concern for at‑risk youth in our ...

Advocates have pushed for the detention center to reopen since it was closed in 2022. Despite broad agreement that a local facility would be beneficial, staffing challenges are the main barrier.

Fausto Lopez's journey to higher education took him from Riverside County juvenile facilities to a fire camp in Amador County ...

At a town hall meeting in Las Cruces, Police Chief Jeremy Story presented last year's crime data and outlined priorities for ...