Judge Chantelle Porter of the 18th Judicial Circuit Court addressed “Child Protection and Juvenile Justice in DuPage County” ...

State Attorney Monique Worrell highlighted staffing and funding challenges, and renewed calls for legislative changes to ...

When I started working for Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services in January 2023, I already had a deep knowledge of the agency’s past. I had previously researched and written about its Civil ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ohio’s juvenile justice system is facing a test that it wasn’t built to handle: A 9-year-old boy and a 10-year-old girl are accused of the attempted murder and rape of an autistic ...

Peoria's police chief criticized Illinois' juvenile detention system, calling it "broken" and in need of reform. The chief cited a case where a juvenile, previously arrested for a weapon charge and ...

Experts testifying before a Senate committee recommended bills that support diversion programs for juvenile offenders, which have been shown to reduce recidivism and lead to better outcomes for ...

Some states keep adding beds in already troubled facilities, while others are trying alternative approaches to detention or ...

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — When Judge Sandra Ávila Ramirez puts on her robe in Travis County’s 98th District Court, she's not just stepping into the courtroom--she's carrying the weight of a lifetime ...

Harford County Executive Bob Cassilly expressed concerns about the lack of transparency in the juvenile justice system following the sentencing of a teenager for the Joppatowne High School fatal ...

CHEHALIS, Wash. — In the predawn hours one morning in April 2024, a guard at Washington's most secure juvenile detention facility unlocked a cell door, allowing a young double-murder convict to slip ...

Peoria police Chief Eric Echevarria blasted the system used by the state of Illinois to detain juveniles accused of crimes, saying Monday night that major changes are needed in order to keep ...

A former detainee at a notorious Central Coast juvenile justice facility is suing the state of NSW over alleged sexual abuse. The former boss of the juvenile justice department has told the court that ...