The alleged abuse, which range from inappropriate touching to sexual assault, took place at four county lockups, the suits ...

An investigation into the attack revealed that only half of the required eight employees were on duty at the time of the ...

State police in Westmoreland County had to stop what they are calling a riot at a juvenile detention center over the weekend.

At times children in the SC agency’s custody have to sleep in plastic cots on the floor because of overcrowding.

Abuse allegations from boys once held at Cumberland County's Juvenile Detention Center are now are the basis of a lawsuit in ...

In a joint letter, the mayors of Colorado’s largest cities called for a tougher response to youth crime and protested ...

Minors held in juvenile detention in Philadelphia are routinely locked in their rooms for days on end, in violation of state ...

The Lake County commissioners recently adopted a resolution authorizing a partnership agreement between the Lake County Common Pleas Court, Juvenile Division, and Ashtabula County to temporarily ...

The total time youths were confined to their rooms in Nebraska juvenile facilities more than doubled in the past year, ...

Grant County is currently failing to meet its legal and moral obligations to provide a juvenile detention facility. This deficiency not only violates Washington state law but also fails to address the ...

The county expects to spend more than $12.5 million in mandatory overtime at the jail this year. The jail also needs over $4 ...

Delmonica Harris, 53, and Dionysio Devontae Mavin, 28, have been charged with felony child neglect after Mavin allegedly ...