Maryland’s insistence on being out of step with the rest of the country is long overdue for course correction.

Maryland’s automatic charging laws are among the nation’s strictest. The state automatically charges 16- and 17-year-olds as ...

The class action suit claims five facilities under the State Office of Children and Family Services “routinely and unlawfully ...

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 ...

Advocates have pushed for the detention center to reopen since it was closed in 2022. Despite broad agreement that a local facility would be beneficial, staffing challenges are the main barrier.

The program's founder Pastor Jason David uses biblical stories that involve crime to show tools for better social and ...

Illinois is raising the minimum juvenile detention age to 12 this year and 13 in 2027, prioritizing rehabilitation.

The Boone County prosecuting attorney said the bills would make it easier to charge parents criminally and make juvenile ...