Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Juvenile detention centers have changed a lot in 30 years, even if the buildings don’t reflect it. These days Benton County’s ...

For Coconut Man and Ling Ling, the deck was stacked against them. The protagonists were surrounded, outnumbered and desperate ...

House Bill 140 would dramatically increase prosecutors’ ability to delay youth trials. District attorneys say they need more ...

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 ...

Students at the Sheboygan County Juvenile Detention Center painted a mural as part of Sheboygan Visual Artists' Kaleidoscope program.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Juvenile detention bedrooms at the C.A. Dillon facility each have a window. There are 10 to a wing in one building and 12 to a ...

CLARK COUNTY, Ind. (WDRB) — The Clark County Juvenile Center has a new program where they teach life-saving skills to the juveniles at the center. The program is called "Strive to Revive." The ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Mecklenburg County leaders and community members made their case for reopening the county’s juvenile detention center during a panel discussion on Tuesday night. Sheriff Garry ...

The courtroom came to the classroom Thursday at Union Local Middle School, where hundreds of students got a firsthand look at how the juvenile justice system works. A total of 285 students took part ...

A state appellate court ruled that then-15-year-old Rafael Meraz should not have been tried and convicted as an adult for the 2007 gang-related murder.