A group of parishes along the Mississippi River is seeking more than $36 million in state funds to create a juvenile jail on ...

It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated mental illness or substance abuse. A new law will help them get Medicaid.

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

House Democrats are calling for better treatment of the youths housed in Kentucky’s juvenile detention centers after years of news stories revealing abuse and neglect inside the facilities. Fourteen ...

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

In addition to shouldering the more obvious financial burdens, including road and bridge upkeep, South Dakota’s counties are ...

Wyoming has for decades incarcerated juvenile offenders at the highest rates in the nation. The state’s multi-year efforts to reduce those numbers have been hampered, in part, by an unclear ...

A local pilot retrieved his firearm from his truck and confronted the teen as he breached security onto the airfield, ...

After the employees got to safety, the suspect “breached through a door onto the airfield,” an airport official said.

Kelsey Grammer recently revealed to the New York Post the reason why he had a 30-year falling out with “Cheers” co-star Ted ...

A resources-connection program has helped more than 1,000 young people in Scott County, officials with nonprofit Family ...

House Study Bill 47 would allow collaboration between schools and government agencies for threat assessment teams.