The Juvenile Justice Jeopardy Program is part of a statewide initiative working to prevent youth arrests and improve ...

Officials say not every young offender qualifies for pre-trial detention, and detention isn’t always effective.

Many stated that when the children are referred to the juvenile justice system, it is with hopes of connecting them to resources to meet their needs and offer rehabilitation. In Dallas County ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A committee tasked with recommending improvements to Cuyahoga County’s juvenile justice system is nearing the end of its year-long exploration and will soon share its findings.

The Baltimore Sun isn’t identifying the incarcerated youths because they are in the custody of the juvenile justice system for crimes they are accused of committing as minors, and those records ...

The COVID-19 pandemic sent shockwaves through the Massachusetts’ juvenile justice system. Case numbers first plummeted during lockdowns, then skyrocketed as schools, courts, and other public ...

programs aim to rehabilitate rather than incarcerate In America's juvenile justice system, experts say girls, who make up a larger portion of incarcerated youth than in the past, have often been ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KSWO) - On May 9, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed House Bill 1940. The bill amends laws regarding ...

Instead, his attorney Aaron Nelson and Bayfield County District Attorney Kimberly Lawton both said during a hearing the juvenile justice system will be better suited for him than the adult system.