Maryland Public Defender advocates for childhood protection and criminal justice reform, highlighting the need for prevention and care over punishment.

Sheriff Garry McFadden previously said he has a plan to reopen it, though the state says that plan isn't realistic.

The rising number of youth sent from counties like Tarrant is helping to push the waitlist for beds in youth prisons to near ...

Alameda County is implementing a literacy intervention program to address the lowest reading levels among high school ...

Native children are also more likely to be returned to custody if they slip up, rather than being given an opportunity to ...

Juvenile crime has grown over the last five years, and now lawmakers are looking at what trends and changes need to take ...

The lawsuits alleges Snohomish County was negligent regarding claimed abuse at the Denney Juvenile Justice Center.

Juvenile detention centers in Missouri offer young convicts emotional support. Waverly, Mo., Sept. 9, 2009 — -- For most of the nearly 100,000 kids in America's juvenile justice system, life in ...

Video released to the FOX 8 I-Team shows kids as young as 12 years old fighting with Cleveland police and even trying to grab an officer’s gun.

Kids at the Durango Juvenile Detention Center are getting the chance to learn how to play the guitar. It helps them take their minds off of what's going on and allows them to heal and have something ...