The Putnam County Sheriff's Office sparks outrage by posting a 9-year-old's mugshot after he was accused of threatening ...

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At least two staff members at the juvenile treatment center in Kearney have resigned, another is on leave, and a fourth faces ...

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1376 into law, which imposes new limits on juvenile probation terms, mandates ...

Birmingham considers its juvenile re-entry program a success, so this week it expanded the program down to a lower age level, for ages 11 to 15. RESTORE, a program run through the Jefferson County ...

The Four County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMhs) Board approved nearly $19,000 in funding for drug prevention and awareness programs during Thursday's meeting, along with an ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday grappled with how to decide a convicted Mississippi murderer's challenge to his sentence of life in prison without parole for a crime he committed at age 15 - a ...

The Minnesota Supreme Court decided this week that a defendant deemed unfit to stand trial and mentally ill is entitled to representation by their court-appointed lawyer — in any proceeding — ...

A new nonprofit organization, Revival Reentry is aiming to address the issues for inmates who are not provided the necessary ...

State hospital bed shortage results in county jails 'warehousing people,' at a high cost to counties and inmates who go untreated.