Blount Co. Juvenile Court Judge Kenlyn Foster ordered the case of Maddex Forsythe, charged with murder in the death of Madison Hoese, sent to Blount Circuit Court.

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

A new juvenile services director was hired after reports of mistreatment and misconduct, but the community was ignored in the ...

Wheble was in prison at the time - his victim was a convicted sex offender in the same unit as him at Auckland Prison. He was ...

Local leaders passed resolutions calling for the city and county to move toward zeroing out the number of youth in detention.

A new report found foster children continue to spend nights in office buildings as Kentucky struggles finding appropriate ...

A South Florida woman, who was shot at least five times by her ex-boyfriend, stood before him in court, years after the<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated ...

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

Without that treatment, she said, many young people leaving custody struggle to reintegrate into schools or jobs, become dysregulated, and end up cycling in and out of detention facilities ... The ...

Advocates are urging the Commonwealth to step in as states and territories openly disregard international human rights obligations for kids.