In more than two decades as a juvenile probation officer in downstate Clinton County, Carla Stalnaker said barely a handful of children younger than 12 have found themselves in her office. And only a ...

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs is recommending the sheriff's office assume oversight of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center. Some elected officials and criminal justice reform advocates say ...

The first time L.J. was sent to the juvenile detention center outside of Philadelphia, he'd been caught hanging out with friends in an abandoned building. After that, he went in and out of custody for ...

Adair youth detention center inmates sometimes request isolation for safety concerns. Advocates cite overuse of cell confinement and past assaults. Federal civil rights probe and multiple lawsuits ...

Workgroup recommends youth cases start in juvenile court 85% of minors auto-charged as adults return to juvenile court or are dismissed Proposed reforms aim to reduce youth detention in adult jails ...

More than a decade ago, I walked into the Challenger Memorial Youth Center in Los Angeles County to gather data for a lawsuit related to their “failure to provide an adequate education to detained ...