LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville has not had a juvenile detention center since 2019, when the city’s facility closed its doors due to a council vote and funding cuts. State lawmakers set aside ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The way Kentucky handles some young offenders in its juvenile jails is changing, effective immediately. The state's Department of Juvenile Justice is now required to do more ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE)— Juvenile justice leaders in Bernalillo County are facing a sobering reality: 37% of the youth in their detention center are currently facing murder charges. “The level of ...

Nearly three years after Sheriff Garry McFadden closed Mecklenburg County’s only juvenile detention center, some in the criminal justice system still hope for its return. State public safety leaders ...

Tarrant County officials say the agreements with Collin County to house local juveniles are intended as a “backstop” to address overcrowding. Tarrant County Commissioners approved two contracts with ...

A board overseeing the troubled Knox County juvenile detention center is asking for a six-month extension on its oversight. The center's longtime superintendent was forced out in May after firing a ...

Peoria's police chief criticized Illinois' juvenile detention system, calling it "broken" and in need of reform. The chief cited a case where a juvenile, previously arrested for a weapon charge and ...

The long-plagued juvenile detention center in Golden grew increasingly dangerous in recent months amid serious assaults on staff, drugs entering the facility and at least one violent threat that led ...

Staff at Colorado’s juvenile detention centers violated policies meant to protect youth during strip searches more than 1,000 times during nine months between 2023 and 2025, according to a new review ...

At least 15 children incarcerated at the Spokane County Juvenile Detention Center were groomed and sexually abused by guards at the facility over the span of three decades, according to a complaint ...