El Salvador's Congress voted on Wednesday to allow minors convicted of crimes linked to organized crime to be housed in the ...

Whether children get prosecuted as adults varies vastly from county to county in New Jersey. Human Rights Watch is calling ...

She adds that partnerships that work with children and families to curb the ... why are we doing it now, in adult prisons.” ...

Minors as young as 15 can already go to adult prison for an armed robbery ... are some of the most prevalent offenses that bring children into juvenile court. It makes it likely that many more ...

In 2016, Israel introduced a new law allowing children between the ages of 12 and 14 to be held criminally responsible, meaning they could be tried in court as adults and be given prison sentences.

An influential Louisiana lawmaker will push for minors to be sent to adult prison for a slew of new crimes such as fentanyl ...