Less than a year after a scathing report from the Department of Justice found that Texas juvenile prisons are rife with sexual and physical abuse, the state Legislature is considering sending more ...

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

EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) -- There was an important milestone Thursday for an organization that works to ensure justice for young people in trouble with the law. The Juvenile Justice Initiative, based in ...

James Comer’s case helped end de facto life sentences for young offenders in New Jersey. He had been convicted of felony ...

A Texas Senate bill and a companion House bill would allow some youths as young as 15 in juvenile facilities to be sent to adult prisons. A Senate bill currently being considered would change a Texas ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Last fall, retired Judge Karen Radius leaned on her cane as she walked me toward the ...

Last week, Maryland State Sen. William Smith visited a government-owned property in Prince George's County that dates back to the 19th century. On that property lies an overgrown cemetery, once part ...

RICHMOND, Va. — State lawmakers said they were "heated" and "frustrated" as they grilled the director of the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) over concerning conditions at Bon Air Juvenile ...

Outside the Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen, Wash., on Thursday, May 29, 2025, where a new juvenile detention center called Harbor Heights will soon ...

The first time L.J. was sent to the juvenile detention center outside of Philadelphia, he'd been caught hanging out with friends in an abandoned building. After that, he went in and out of custody for ...

Edward J. Thomas Jr., 20, of Youngstown is an inmate at the maximum-security Southern Ohio Correctional Center in Lucasville. He is serving an 18-year prison sentence for crimes he committed in 2020 ...

Roadhouse Family Diner in Paris, Texas, is on Main Street, which is also U.S. Highway 271. The ceilings are corrugated steel, the walls are wood-paneled, and the waffles are shaped like Texas. This is ...