Washington lawmakers are exploring a variety of legislative solutions to address chronic issues at its juvenile ...

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

As currently written, the Louisiana Constitution limits the types of offenses for which teenagers under 17 can be sent to ...

A 14-year-old boy who pleaded guilty to raping and beating a 91-year-old woman in Reddick last year has been sentenced.

A Medina, North Dakota, man pleaded guilty to felony charges related to sexually assaulting juvenile girls on Wednesday, Feb. 5, in Southeast District Court in. Jeremy Craig Reister, 40, pleaded ...

Pop Smoke murder defendant Corey Walker pleaded guilty to home invasion robbery and voluntary manslaughter under a deal including 29 years in prison ...

Instead the 14-year-old sat handcuffed, wearing an orange jumpsuit in a magisterial district courtroom facing murder charges.

Overcrowding at Washington’s biggest juvenile detention center has grown to crisis levels over the past year. A slew of bills ...

A Lima teen was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison Wednesday after previously pleading guilty to aggravated robbery ...

According to New Castle police, a 15-year-old girl said Jones assaulted her in a friend's apartment after he had provided her ...

A 15-year-old Florida boy has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for the beating and rape of a 91-year-old woman.