Juvenile justice advocates in Illinois are praising the state’s decision to raise the minimum age for juvenile detention from 10 to 13 years old beginning in 2026. A newly signed bill aims to reform ...

Nearly three years after Sheriff Garry McFadden closed Mecklenburg County's only juvenile detention center, some in the criminal justice system still hope for its return. State public safety leaders ...

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State Rep. Lauren Davis’ Oct. 12 op-ed (“WA lawmaker: How my missteps fueled juvenile violence“) attempts to identify the causes of juvenile crime, but misses the mark. Essentially, she blames ...

Dallas County believes change is happening to improve juvenile detention. Unless they are overselling, it's the kind of modification that needs to happen. "In essence, we were taking kids who were not ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville has not had a juvenile detention center since 2019, when the city’s facility closed its doors due to a council vote and funding cuts. State lawmakers set aside ...

A staff member was attacked at the Oklahoma Juvenile Authority facility in Tecumseh on Tuesday night, police said.

Paul Anthony Chacon (left) and Esteban Xavier Flores (right) are charged with murder in connection with the death of Joe Anthony Guerra in April 2022. As of December 2025, Chacon and Flores' murder ...