More than 130 people allege they were sexually abused as children while in custody at youth detention centers in Illinois ...

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Thousands of students made threats after the Apalachee High shooting in Georgia, a Post analysis finds. Nearly 500 were arrested.

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During a heated cross-examination this week, a prosecutor peppered a forensic psychiatrist with questions about his diagnosis ...

Juvenile detention centers in The Bronx and Brooklyn are in the center of hundreds of lawsuits against New York City. More than 500 people claim they were victims of sexual abuse at Crossroads ...