One of the suspects took handcuffs from an officer and began hitting both officers in the head and feet after they had fallen ...

Pennsylvania leaders have acknowledged the harms and abuses in juvenile institutions. Yet Philly remains a national leader in ...

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

A request for matching funds for a feasibility study for the county district attorney’s proposed regional juvenile justice training center was voted down by the Lycoming County commissioners. The ...

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

The Cascade County Juvenile Detention Center will add an expansion building, with a gymnasium and overcapacity housing, and multipurpose room, making them the largest in the state.

At times children in the SC agency’s custody have to sleep in plastic cots on the floor because of overcrowding.

First lady Jill Biden expressed her disappointment with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a new interview with The ...

A 17-year-old boy was arrested on first-degree attempted murder and first-degree robbery charges following an escape attempt from the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center in Chehalis on Wednesday.

How does Oklahoma's juvenile justice system work? Attorney Lashandra Peoples-Johnson provides an overview of the ...

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