A new report is looking at the connections between mental health and the juvenile justice system. Health Policy Institute of Ohio Senior Policy Analyst Jacob Santiago shared ...

Kentucky lawmakers are looking for ways to improve mental health treatment for kids in juvenile detention. Under a new bill, Senate Bill 125, all underage offenders would be evaluated for their mental ...

Two cases involving Tennessee children with autism illustrate the harsh, complex realities they face in the juvenile justice system.

Williamson County’s Transformative Justice Program launched in 2020 with a goal of reducing recidivism, specifically ...

In 1982, Sheriff A.L. “Lindy” Pendergrass was elected as the 46th Sheriff, and I was sworn in under his command. Over the next 32 years, I served in and supervised every division of the Sheriff’s ...

What do you believe are the most important issues facing the District Attorney’s Office? What are your top three priorities in addressing these issues? I’m running for District Attorney because the ...

Jurors awarded $8.3 million to the family of Cedric Lofton, a foster youth who died after he was restrained at a correctional ...

Gov. Josh Stein has signed an executive order to improve behavioral health care and public safety in North Carolina ...

Opponents to John O’Brien II’s nomination say the doctor’s work as a state witness disqualifies him for the role.

Maryland’s top prosecutors gathered Thursday to oppose the “Youth Charging Reform Act,” a bill aimed at reducing the number ...

Paducah, has filed Senate Bill 125, the latest measure in his multi-year effort to reform Kentucky’s juvenile justice system ...

Jurors found that five juvenile officers in Sedgwick County either used excessive force on Cedric “C.J.” Lofton or failed to ...