Experts say the criminal justice system wasn't built for defendants this young, as Cuyahoga County grapples with a disturbing ...

Officials spoke about the shifting landscape of Maryland’s juvenile justice system at a town hall held in Southeast Baltimore ...

Chief Eric Echevarria said Illinois' system needs reforms after a juvenile who had been released after an arrest was accused ...

An Illinois Police Department said they arrested three teenagers in connection with a shooting, but they say it’s not their ...

Cleveland teen linked to 20 stolen cars gets yet another chance as judges and prosecutors clash over rehabilitation versus ...

Zach Ballard grew up in the juvenile justice system. From the ages of 12 to 17, he was in and out of Kootenai County’s ...

An Illinois Police Department says they arrested three teenagers in connection with a shooting. But they say it's not their ...

Travis County Judge Sandra Avila Ramirez wants to tailor the help and therapy that juvenile offenders -like formerly ...

A 20-year-old man earned his high school diploma while incarcerated, and Travis County Judge Sandra Avila Ramirez wants to ...

Reed Ridens still thinks about how his life could have been different if he had been charged with a felony or tried as an adult after being arrested at age 15. Ridens grew up in a “very abusive home ...

Wyoming incarcerates children at rates higher than most states in the nation. New lawmakers reject their predecessors’ efforts to understand why.

The Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice says it’s making reforms and punishing employees who fail to regularly check on ...