A new Ohio study showed youth mental health is influenced by family, peers, trauma and interactions with the juvenile justice ...

Peoria County's top prosecutor, Jodi Hoos, is calling for reform of the state's Juvenile Court Act to give judges more ...

That time, Cameron spent over two months in the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Detention Center before a judge ruled him delinquent of aggravated robbery and several other felonies between his two cases. A ...

In recent weeks, questions have surfaced regarding Judge Brett Spencer’s alleged concerns about the welfare of children housed at the Wilson Children’s Home in Adams County Ohio. It has become clear ...

I first entered the juvenile justice system when I was just 15. After bouncing in and out for a few years, I aged out at 18 and found myself completely on my own. I wanted to get on a better path. But ...

The Peoria police chief said police and prosecutors need the proper tools to end the cycle of juvenile violence.

Speaking on the "C4 and Bryan Nehman" radio program, Chung said that a rehab-focused juvenile system only works if the state ...

Maryland’s top prosecutors gathered Thursday to oppose the “Youth Charging Reform Act,” a bill aimed at reducing the number ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — With less than 24 hours remaining in New Mexico’s legislative session, a key juvenile justice reform bill championed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and law enforcement ...

In rural America, a child’s path from a first-time misdemeanor to a detention cell often has less to do with the severity of ...