As the system weighs incarceration vs. rehabilitation, experts say patchwork of strategies leave gaps in the bars for ...

This metric measures the incarceration rate of juveniles ages 10 to the upper age limit for juvenile delinquency in a state per 100,000 in the population, using data from the Office of Juvenile ...

The 17-year-old accused of stabbing a local woman who was house-sitting in April 2024 will be tried as an adult, according to ...

The public defender’s office says detectives’ account indicates the victim and 13-year-old defendant were in a confrontation ...

A bill in the Illinois statehouse aims to change the state’s approach of juvenile incarceration, arguing the system needs to allow for more rehabilitation. State Senator Rachel Ventura (D-Joliet) ...

incarceration rate, juvenile incarceration and racial equality in jailing. Taken together, these outcomes shed light on how a state handles crime and public safety. Learn more about the best ...

The new counties will also receive research and programming support from the Vera Institute of Justice, a national advocacy and research organization that seeks to end mass incarceration, to analyze ...

Jeff Landry has secured $42 million to reopen a youth prison in the Baton Rouge area, part of his push to expand juvenile ...

the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, a non-profit seeking to reduce incarceration, released a report today highlighting the state’s history of youth incarceration. The report, titled “Beyond ...

Otte will cover the justice system in Connecticut, including law enforcement, immigration, incarceration and juvenile justice ...

While experts have pushed for changes to the juvenile justice system to promote rehabilitation over incarceration, the patchwork of methods and the often-limited resources mean many states are ...