Reports show Black, Native American and Latino youth are more likely to be transferred to adult court, subjected to harsher penalties and left with records that follow them into adulthood.

A Fulton man was arrested for 1st degree rape and several other charges over the weekend, according to New York State Police. The New York State Police in Pulaski, with assistance from the NYSP Bureau ...

JOHNSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office said a 38-year-old man was charged with attempted first-degree murder after a juvenile was shot on Sunday. The sheriff’s office said ...

When I started working for Maryland’s Department of Juvenile Services in January 2023, I already had a deep knowledge of the agency’s past. I had previously researched and written about its Civil ...

California weakened juvenile justice tools through years of legislative reform. Assembly Bill 1376 limits court oversight in violent juvenile offender cases. Victims face trauma while released ...

Federal civil rights investigation into KY juvenile detention centers remains active as of August 2025. DOJ probe follows audit, lawsuits and news reports about abuse and neglect. State officials seek ...

Juvenile crime in California is rising – and rising by a lot. Last year, the number of juveniles arrested for all types of offenses reached 32,874, which was a staggering increase of 70 percent from ...

Three top officials overseeing Maryland’s juvenile detention facilities were fired this week after a state ombudsman published a report containing allegations of numerous problems inside those ...