Some states keep adding beds in already troubled facilities, while others are trying alternative approaches to detention or ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE)—Proponents of juvenile justice reform met with youth and their families to discuss recent changes to state law regarding juvenile offenders and decry what they view as the rolling ...

According to statistics given to us by the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office, offenders under the age of 18 charged with a crime in the first six months of the year went from 191 in 2022 to 590 ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -The Caddo Parish District Attorney's Office is taking a bold step, calling for a deep dive into the juvenile criminal justice system. Officials want to uncover what’s working and what ...

One of the Big Apple’s most notorious criminals this year has been arrested two dozen times in less than two years, yet remains free to walk city streets — because he’s just 14 years old. Another ...

Juvenile crime in California is rising – and rising by a lot. Last year, the number of juveniles arrested for all types of offenses reached 32,874, which was a staggering increase of 70 percent from ...

PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — A Pennsylvania Representative announced plans to introduce legislation to reform the juvenile criminal justice system. “The juvenile criminal justice system is essential in ...

Since the 2022 passage of the Juvenile Justice Reform Act by the members of the Maryland General Assembly, the level of juvenile crime has ballooned in such a fashion that it would make even the most ...