Dallas County announced the hiring of H. Lynn Hadnot in January as Executive Director of the Juvenile Department. He came ...

Elena Bardin, a former teacher at the state’s juvenile detention center in Adair County, had a relationship with a teen ...

Elena Bardin is charged with having an illegal relationship with a student in a detention facility and soliciting him to ...

The Kentucky Executive Branch Ethics Commission on Wednesday fined a former juvenile justice guard $5,000 for engaging in ...

This story was originally published by MLK50: Justice Through Journalism. Subscribe to their newsletter here. When Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon ran against former Juvenile Court Judge Dan ...

Pennsylvania middle school teacher Ashley Autumn Mongell is allegedly a bit of a kidder. Mongell, 30, now faces up to seven years in prison for allegedly sending nudes to a 14-year-old boy. Cops say ...

A new problem related to Baton Rouge's jail is mounting beyond its decrepit conditions: Its rising cost to taxpayers.

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — The death of a Kansas inmate following a struggle with jail staff has been ruled a homicide and the case referred to prosecutors to determine whether to file charges, authorities ...

CHANDLER, AZ — When Chandler police rescued a missing 14-year-old Kansas girl in a hotel, public records reveal the Department of Child Safety declined to take emergency custody of the teen, instead ...

EAU CLAIRE — Eau Claire County recently approved a new position at the Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) that may help save the county money while at the same time serving teens locally. The position, ...

A grand opening was held for a new juvenile detention center in Lincoln. The center, named the Monarch Youth Center, will primarily serve high school aged young men from central Illinois. The center ...