The Quincy Police Department has introduced a Chaplain Program aimed at curbing juvenile crime and offering officers spiritual support.

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.

The program would be developed and implemented by IMPACT GNV. The program targets youth who are at risk of being victims of ...

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

A California teen who called in more than 375 swatting and threat calls around the country, including Florida, was sentenced to four years in prison.

Clark County Commissioners voted on a proposal that would create new jobs for the juvenile detention center, but some are calling the move an effort in “union busting.” On ...

HILL, Fla. - A 15-year-old student at Springstead High School in Spring Hill was arrested Tuesday after allegedly making a ...

An 18-year-old Californian, who made hundreds of swatting calls against places of worship and education for profit and fun, ...

The Illinois lawsuits are part of a wave of complaints against juvenile detention centers nationwide including in New Jersey, ...

We adults have messed up the world for you,” U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor tells students at Miami Dade College.

Leon Morell has been charged with disclosure of confidential information, obstruction of justice, money laundering, ...

(WAVE) - A Louisville-based organization that works to improve the lives of children in Kentucky is asking for major reform in the state’s juvenile justice system ... include contracting with the ...