The number of Indigenous youths in out-of-home care and the youth justice system will form a key part of an inquiry into a ...

Horror stories from the “crisis” hit childcare sector keep coming but a chilling warning has been issued that there’s a much ...

A facility with a price tag pushing $30 million dollars remains vacant in Douglas County. A new juvenile detention building ...

If the allegations against the mayor of downstate Eldorado, Illinois are true, they paint a picture of systemic abuse of ...

A youth detention center is supposed to be a temporary space for rehabilitation. On paper, it’s a place a young offender goes after they’ve made a mistake to learn about […] ...

Commissioners are raising questions about the county administration before signing off on an $11 million budget to transition ...

A southeast Georgia youth detention center was put on lockdown after investigators say a masked gunman opened fire on the center's recreation yard.

The Knox County Commission on June 23 overhauled decades of leadership at the troubled juvenile detention center.

A dispute between the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department and Santa Fe police over the handling of a recent juvenile case is highlighting ongoing tensions around juvenile justice ...

The county currently contracts with the Linn County Juvenile Detention Center for three guaranteed beds, which costs around $320,000 annually.

The D.C. Council on Tuesday passed a stricter summer youth curfew and extended a previous expansion of pretrial detention, a pair of policies aimed at addressing safety concerns — even as some ...

An Elkridge, Maryland, man was convicted of assault in the second degree after using an unlawful amount of force on a youth at a detention facility.