Harris County juvenile detention officers work in a difficult, sometimes violent, environment and were unfairly accused of detainee abuse at a state legislative hearing this week, a prosecutor who ...

The Limestone County Commission has arranged to have access to beds at the Cullman County Juvenile Detention Center for up to a 72-hour hold, an arrangement the Morgan County Commission also has. "The ...

PHOENIX — Young people in juvenile detention are getting a chance at growth and redemption through music, thanks to an expanded partnership between Arizona State University and Maricopa County's ...

In this June 2020 file photo, a group protests at the Tarrant County Juvenile Detention Center in Fort Worth over the detainment of multiple youth accused of involvement in a park shooting. A Tarrant ...

Emails, police reports and interviews with current and former staff members show leadership grew increasingly worried as ...

When news broke earlier this year that 30 officers at a Los Padrinos juvenile detention facility were charged with facilitating gladiator fights between youth inmates, it evoked scenes straight out of ...

Pepper spray — also known as OC spray, because it’s derived from the chili-pepper extract oleoresin capsicum — is banned in most U.S. juvenile detention systems. Youth advocates say it can cause ...

Gov. Andy Beshear signed two emergency regulations Thursday—focused on "enhanced mental health outcomes through proper use of restrictive housing policies." ...

A psychologist said Alexander Lopez had trauma, low intelligence and reading issues before fatally shooting a sleeping ...

DENVER (KDVR) — A teen is in custody after he brought a gun onto school grounds in Westminster on Friday, according to a ...

PHOENIX (KNXV) — Young people in juvenile detention are getting a chance at growth and redemption through music, thanks to an expanded partnership between Arizona State University and Maricopa ...