A lawsuit has been filed against Snohomish County, alleging widespread child sexual abuse at two juvenile detention centers ...

Tennessee law prohibits holding children in seclusion, yet Shelby County’s juvenile detention center has two solitary confinement units.

Justin Sanchez is one of more than 6,000 Americans indefinitely detained in a system that wastes money and doesn't make us safer.

As a mum and stepmum of four teens and tweens — all with varying levels of attitude — I sometimes fantasise someone will take my children away and teach them how to pull their weight, take care of ...

After Bean fired the worker, Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs and Juvenile Court Judge Tim Irwin pushed Bean to reverse course, ...

At Clark County Juvenile Detention Center, staff members were able to recently help a child lodged in the facility who was ...

I tried to lease. I tried to buy. I tried to offer incentives for them to do it,” said William Lassiter, Deputy Secretary of ...

A new lawsuit filed in Spokane County Superior Court alleges decades of abuse at the juvenile detention center, starting in ...

CHARLOTTE — Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden said the state’s request to reopen the juvenile detention center is ...

A $50 million project to reshape Minnehaha County's Juvenile Detention Center is nearing a crucial step in a plan to create a "one-stop shop" for juvenile justice that officials say will bring ...

The project was a major topic of discussion at the first meeting of the newly re-formed Juvenile Detention Advisory Board. Right now, the former Shuman Center can house up to 12 juveniles. The plan is ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – Phase one of the Juvenile Justice Center is nearing completion in Minnehaha County. According to a press release from Minnehaha County, phase one will replace the current ...