A teen with 18 felony cases was ordered to serve probation instead of youth detention, highlighting tensions between ...

Students who have already pleaded guilty or no contest to a Class C misdemeanor — including traffic tickets, truancy or ...

Juvenile crime has captured headlines and consumed policymaking conversations in recent months. In fact, six out of 10 major ...

Shreveport Republican Senator Alan Seabaugh's bill that seeks to authorize district courts to handle felony cases involving juveniles aged 15 and older has been met with fierce opposition from critics ...