New Jersey’s Indiscriminate Prosecution of Children as Adults,” reveals that prosecutors have near-total discretion to decide ...

An Elkins man is behind bars after allegedly pointing a handgun at a 12-year-old boy. Eddie Ray Collins, 32, is charged with ...

For those horseplayers who took a slight detour to focus their betting expertise on the Super Bowl, it’s time to get back to business of picking winners this weekend in Kentucky Derby (G1) ...

SHREVEPORT, LA – A Shreveport man serving a life sentence for a violent grocery store murder will stay behind bars. 47-year-old Calvin Tolbert was 17-years-old when he committed the brutal crimes. He ...

Attorneys for a high school student within an alleged sex trafficking ring filed lawsuits against Klein ISD and a former ...

A 14-year-old boy who pleaded guilty to raping and beating a 91-year-old woman in Reddick last year has been sentenced.

As currently written, the Louisiana Constitution limits the types of offenses for which teenagers under 17 can be sent to ...

After more than a decade cycling through juvenile detention, foster care placements ... which increases their chances of ...

It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated ...

Luckily, we have done the hard yards for you, and have ranked the best, and not-so-good snack bars for children based on their nutritional profile and ingredients. When it comes to snacks ...

An elementary school principal has been arrested after allegedly throwing a massive boozy house party for over 100 juveniles, authorities said. The incident occurred on Jan. 19 when authorities from ...

With fewer juveniles behind bars, many states have shuttered youth facilities. Today America has 58 percent fewer of them than it did in 2000. Large facilities — those holding more than 100 ...