The Shelby County Division of Corrections will take over the center after the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said it could no ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A recent statehouse hearing has brought attention to Maryland's policy of not monitoring phone calls at youth detention facilities, a practice ...

It’s known by police, prosecutors, and inmates as the Juvenile Detention Center, or JDC. Bernalillo County officials call it the Youth Services Center. At its core, though, it’s a juvenile ...

Hundreds of survivors of child sexual abuse at juvenile detention centers rallied Wednesday for justice.A child in 2012, Elexis Massey said she was sent to a state facility, where she was ...

UPDATE (6/5/2024) — More charges have been filed against a former staff member at the Tulsa County Juvenile Detention Center in Tulsa who was arrested in April for allegedly having sex with a 17 ...

New juvenile justice laws passed by the General Assembly are set to go into effect later this year. Several State’s Attorneys, including Shoemaker have said they are hopeful the new laws will help.

LAKE COUNTY, Ill. — A juvenile detention counselor was charged with official misconduct after allegedly sending nude photos to a 17-year-old after he was discharged from the facility. Bayleigh ...

The Lehigh County capital plan for 2025-29 calls for building a juvenile detention center in partnership with Berks and Dauphin counties, because “detention beds are not available to meet the ...

Office of Juvenile Affairs officials say they're encouraged by the improvements being made at the Family Center for Juvenile Justice after serious allegations came to light earlier this year.

Now, some important funding from the state is just an application away for Judge Trey Haik, who is working to bring Iberia Parish its' first juvenile detention center, serving nine parishes.

A 16-year-old girl died after overdosing on methamphetamine in a youth detention center hours after she was arrested, and authorities did nothing until it was too late, a lawsuit said.

Pastors and community leaders gathered outside of the Henry Wade Justice Center to demand answers from the Juvenile Detention Board. To stream WFAA on your phone, you need the WFAA app. Download ...