We are cautiously optimistic about the future of the juvenile system,” writes Ivan J. Bates on behalf of Maryland’s state’s ...

The “main reason,” Schiraldi describes leaving DJS is he no longer wanted to be associated with Maryland’s habit of ...

The shift in juvenile practices is apparent out in some neighborhoods, too, where police try to offer alternatives, commonly called diversion, to keep youths out of the Pima County Juvenile Court ...

Colorado's HB25-1146, a bipartisan law adding funding and support for juvenile justice, will become effective in July.

In America's juvenile justice system, experts say girls, who make up a larger portion of incarcerated youth than in the past, have often been victims of trauma and abuse.

E.E., age 13, Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, Los Angeles area. E.E. has been here five times for aggressive behavior. She normally lives with her mother and sister.

One of the key tenets of juvenile justice reform in South Dakota — keeping low-level youth offenders out of custody in favor of rehabilitative services and a return to public ...

Juvenile offenders will soon be tracked on ankle monitors in real time in New Orleans. This comes after a WDSU investigation exposed that teens on ankle monitors were left unmonitored. Juvenile Court ...

In our ongoing coverage of America’s criminal justice system, we explore what’s called “gate money." That's the small sums that some states give to people when they walk out of prison.