The Dallas County Juvenile Director said he’s made changes after a state investigation found problems with how the detention center was being run, how juveniles were being treated and neglected, and ...

I made a commitment to work with partners to make homelessness as we know it a thing of the past; this shelter is a major ...

Children incarcerated in Shelby County’s juvenile detention center are frequently held in solitary confinement.

Chief Eric Echevarria said Illinois' system needs reforms after a juvenile who had been released after an arrest was accused ...

The Dallas County juvenile service officer who was fired after allegedly assaulting a teenage detainee has been identified.

Tricia McLaughlin said a seventh-grader detained by ICE and sent to another state had been “in possession of a firearm” when ...

Is a 10-year-old too young to be put behind bars? Right now in Ohio, children as young as 10 can be incarcerated, but that ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - A Pima County program is giving incarcerated youth a second chance. The Court Alternative Program ...

Even as the state aims to sentence fewer youths to detention facilities, counties are still seeing significant cost increases ...