Update: Gov. Tina Kotek places Oregon Youth Authority director on leave amid ‘backlog’ of abuse complaints The chief investigator for the Oregon Youth Authority abruptly resigned last month amid an ...

A scenario that loomed over Andrew Warren’s campaign is playing out up the road from Tampa with Monique Worrell.

Maryland lawmakers debate reforming the state's practice of automatically placing teenage defendants in adult court. A key ...

A bill introduced three weeks ago that would overhaul how the legal system handles juveniles caught with firearms appears to ...

Blount Co. Juvenile Court Judge Kenlyn Foster ordered the case of Maddex Forsythe, charged with murder in the death of ...

A commission has recommended grants be awarded to several juvenile jails, including one in East Baton Rouge Parish and one in ...

A state appeals court has dismissed the Dallas County Juvenile Department’s claim that the Commissioners Court violated the ...

Senate Bill 111 would provide mental health care for youths held by state juvenile justice, health and family services.

A new juvenile services director was hired after reports of mistreatment and misconduct, but the community was ignored in the ...

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

SANTA FE, N.M. – Lawmakers introduced a sweeping public safety package Wednesday, the first of its kind this session. While ...