Currently, DJJ falls under the purview of the public safety secretary, but advocates have argued that transferring DJJ to the health and human resources secretariat would improve access to services.

Surveillance video captured a 16-year-old being repeatedly punched, kicked and stomped by juveniles while probation officers ...

The Charleston County Sheriff's Office says it takes a village to help the teens at its Juvenile Detention Center. When it ...

The need for additional CASA volunteers in critical, and the kids can’t wait. You can learn more or apply to become a Court ...

Los Angeles County has agreed to pay $2_7 million to a teenager who was attacked by at least six other young people at a juvenile detention center in so-called “gladiator fights.” ...

The then-16-year-old's lawyer says no amount of money will erase his client's pain after the altercation left him with a ...

Los Angeles County is set to pay a $2.7 million settlement to a teenager who was attacked in orchestrated fights at Los ...

A Baltimore judge put a temporary pause on lawsuits filed under the Child Victims Act due to an "unprecedented influx of ...

HOUMA, La. ( WGNO) — A man has been arrested in Terrebonne Parish for alleged carnal knowledge of a juvenile. According to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office, 19-year-old Jobi Neal of Schriever ...

A 2023 investigation by WPLN News and ProPublica found that Richard L. Bean was illegally locking kids up alone in cells. A ...