The state Juvenile Justice Commission and seven counties that operate juvenile detention facilities are in court over who ...

Philadelphia incarcerates a higher percentage of teenagers than any other major American city. Once in the system, kids are ...

A 14-year-old who admitted to breaking into 23 cars and other crimes was sentenced last week to serve two years in a state ...

Mayor Lee Harris and Judge Tarik Sugarmon talk about the compromise they took to Sheriff Floyd Bonner about the ...

The judge’s delay comes after state regulators agreed to a new inspection of the Downey facility that could render any ...

Officials who work with the county's juvenile justice system say they made marked improvements over the previous year and ...

The young collector who scored a one-of-a-kind baseball card featuring National League Rookie of the Year Paul Skenes has ...

North Dakota’s highest court has ruled that the state’s overturned abortion ban will not be enforced during an appeal of a ...

Local architects are set to begin work determining what it would take to expand the county’s juvenile justice center. Buchanan County commissioners signed off on a feasibility study this week for ...

Governor Jim Pillen and Senator Merv Riepe have introduced a bill aimed at enhancing community safety and addressing juvenile offender issues. I ...

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The wife of a St. Petersburg doctor facing charges that he coerced minors into producing child sexual abuse material has resigned from her job as the chief administrative officer of the Juvenile ...