That’s the bottom line: without specialized training, implementation of a successful juvenile system is impossible. Considering its importance, one would think that youth-specific training is already ...

Proposed legislation in Kansas cracks open state guidelines to allow courts to sentence any kid deemed an offender to juvenile prison, reversing a decade-old effort to treat youth incarceration as a ...

The commission to address issues within the state’s juvenile system held its first meeting Wednesday, with the mission to redefine how people discuss youth who get into trouble. “I care about people ...

The Marion County Family Youth and Intervention Center, which opened last fall on the east side of Indianapolis, was created to divert juveniles from the justice system early by giving those in crisis ...

Former Judge Mark Ciavarella leaves the federal courthouse in Scranton after proceedings in his 2011 trial on corruption charges. It may seem like ancient history, but the “kids for cash” scandal that ...

The state is asking for an end to court monitoring of the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake schools in Lincoln County. The ...

Gov. Mike Kehoe made juvenile justice reform a top priority, and Missouri lawmakers are taking action.

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — In less than two months, at least five juveniles escaped from North Carolina juvenile detention facilities. Those escapes are symptoms of what Wake County District Attorney ...

Disclaimer: This research was funded in part by The Annie E. Casey Foundation and the R Street Institute. We thank them for their support; however, the findings and conclusions presented in this ...