A jury on Tuesday, June 17, found a former staffer at the Wayne County juvenile jail guilty of sexually assaulting two teens at the facility in a back room last year.

The department is aware of charges against one Wayne County Juvenile Detention Center staffer, she said. "We are committed to protecting the safety and well-being of children," Sutfin said.

Authorities alleged Kuryanova assaulted a 16-year-old boy and a 17-year-old boy at the Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility at about 7 p.m. on April 8, 2024.

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. – An Oakland County woman accused of sexually assaulting two teenage boys while working at a Wayne County juvenile jail was found guilty on Tuesday.

To help in that effort, Wayne County Juvenile & Youth Services recently announced the funding of its new justice-impacted juvenile diversion program to reduce the issue.

Trial is underway in Wayne County for a Farmington Hills woman accused of sex crimes involving teens at a Wayne County juvenile detention center while working there. Svetlana Kuryanova booking ...

In July 2024, the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office received a letter from Mackrell's mother requesting that Tague's mother be charged, alleging that she was negligent regarding her son's driving.

Adult prison isn't off the books entirely, though. Here's how Wayne County Judge Michael McClory fashioned the sentence: The defendant will be sent to what is known as a Level 2 juvenile placement ...

The minimum cost for basic living in Michigan in 2023 was just shy of $29,000 for a single adult, or about $74,500 for a family of four. Using that threshold -- calculated by the ALICE Household ...

WAYNE COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Fans have been brought in to keep animals at the Wayne County Animal Shelter comfortable after one of the building’s air conditioning units went on the blink.