In town halls and in conversations with community associations across Maryland over the past two years, citizens have expressed concern with the state of our juvenile justice system. Maryland ...

In 2024, the Dallas County Juvenile Department was in upheaval after a state investigation revealed guards falsified ...

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 ...

Federal civil rights investigation into KY juvenile detention centers remains active as of August 2025. DOJ probe follows audit, lawsuits and news reports about abuse and neglect. State officials seek ...

Peoria's police chief criticized Illinois' juvenile detention system, calling it "broken" and in need of reform. The chief cited a case where a juvenile, previously arrested for a weapon charge and ...

The first time L.J. was sent to the juvenile detention center outside of Philadelphia, he'd been caught hanging out with friends in an abandoned building. After that, he went in and out of custody for ...

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 ...

Juvenile detention has increased for the third straight year and has disproportionately increased among Black and Hispanic children and emerging adults (“ ‘This is not a good trajectory,’ ” Page A1, ...

Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs is recommending the sheriff's office assume oversight of the Richard L. Bean Juvenile Detention Center. Some elected officials and criminal justice reform advocates say ...

Adair youth detention center inmates sometimes request isolation for safety concerns. Advocates cite overuse of cell confinement and past assaults. Federal civil rights probe and multiple lawsuits ...

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 ...