A police and fire response to the Bon Air youth prison prompted concern from advocates in the juvenile justice community who have been sounding the alarm on the conditions of the facility.

Sheriff Bonner seeks new facilities to address a crisis in Shelby County Jail after two recent inmate deaths, emphasizing ...

There’s language in the Arkansas Constitution that has exceptions for slavery or involuntary servitude, but a bill recently filed in the Arkansas House is looking to erase that.

Lawmakers want to make impersonating firefighters a felony as convicted arsonist Dustin Nehl, 31, and his wife Jenni, 44, an ...

Survivors of sexual abuse at Illinois Youth Centers (IYCs) and the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) have filed new lawsuits against the state, bringing the total to 800 cases.

With an average length of stay of only 28 days, the Pennington County Juvenile Service Center works with kids daily through educational classes and work to prepare them to re-enter the community.

The Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice released an update on Monday regarding an ongoing investigation into an incident ...

A juvenile correctional center underwent a revolt this weekend as teens allegedly tried to take over a housing unit.

Local first responders are pushing back against a bill that would provide major property tax exemptions for single-family ...

Two inmates, Justin Turner and David James, have walked away from the Jim E. Hamilton Correctional Center in Hodgen, Oklahoma ...