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

The commission to address issues within the state’s juvenile system held its first meeting Wednesday, with the mission to redefine how people discuss youth who get into trouble. “I care about people ...

A new state legislature subcommittee hopes to improve the treatment of young girls in the juvenile justice system, including sex abuse and trafficking victims — but its narrow, gendered focus has been ...

This history was visceral for me ... were treated in death has disturbing implications for current-day practices. The Maryland juvenile justice system dates back to 1830, when the state adopted what ...

In town halls and in conversations with community associations across Maryland over the past two years, citizens have expressed concern with the state of our juvenile justice system. Maryland ...

WPBN/WGTU — A package of house bills in Michigan could change the age of those charged as adults in the criminal justice system. If passed, house bills 4947 to 4966 could cost northern Michigan ...