The proposed facility would create a new home for the West Central Regional Juvenile Center’s non-secure programs, including transitional housing programs for at-risk boys and girls.

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas - As Williamson County grows exponentially, more and more teenagers are committing crimes. On Friday, the county started construction to expand its juvenile justice center.

Concerns rose Friday from some Broward leaders about the Sheriff’s Office’s plan for May to no longer provide equipment and send deputies to the state Department of Justice’s Juvenile Assessment ...

Tulsa County Juvenile Detention Center hosts first graduation ceremony. This small room at the Tulsa County Juvenile Detention Center served as a one-man graduation ceremony for Jose Cardona-Perez, 17 ...

The Lawrence County jail will likely continue housing out-of-county juvenile offenders who are charged as adults as the number of them continues to grow.

Seven more lawsuits have been filed alleging sexual abuse at Pennsylvania juvenile detention centers, bringing the total ...

The Biloxi High School sophomore committed suicide in her jail cell less than 24 hours after she was taken into custody.

News spoke with officials at Libera, a nonprofit that benefits young women and at-risk youth in West Virginia, on what the ...