A POCSO court sentenced a youth to 20 years in jail for raping a three-year-old after determining he understood the crime's nature. Despite being a minor, his trial was held in a regular court due to ...

A group of parishes along the Mississippi River is seeking more than $36 million in state funds to create a juvenile jail on ...

Pace now helps mentor incarcerated youth through the Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project. One of those youths is 26-year-old ...

A POCSO court here sentenced a youth to 20 years in jail for the rape of a three-year-old girl. The court of judge Vijendra Tripathi also imposed on him a fine of Rs 1 lakh that has to be paid to the ...

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

Commissioners are concerned over the increase in length of stay and the racial disparities in DCYC's latest report.

Girls who are in state custody for committing crimes are being moved back to the Ware Youth Center, a privately-runfacility ...