An investigation into the attack revealed that only half of the required eight employees were on duty at the time of the ...

The alleged abuse, which range from inappropriate touching to sexual assault, took place at four county lockups, the suits ...

Minors held in juvenile detention in Philadelphia are routinely locked in their rooms for days on end, in violation of state ...

State police in Westmoreland County had to stop what they are calling a riot at a juvenile detention center over the weekend.

A student was arrested for brandishing a firearm at Springville High School, with charges including aggravated assault.

Ohio Department of Youth Services is building four new juvenile justice centers in Cuyahoga and Lorain counties.

Delmonica Harris, 53, and Dionysio Devontae Mavin, 28, have been charged with felony child neglect after Mavin allegedly ...

In a joint letter, the mayors of Colorado’s largest cities called for a tougher response to youth crime and protested ...

St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard said the goal is to find a suitable location and begin construction this year.

Abuse allegations from boys once held at Cumberland County's Juvenile Detention Center are now are the basis of a lawsuit in ...

The former superintendent of a Kentucky juvenile detention center that was the site of a riot resigned in December. A newspaper report says Tonya R.