Lawmakers in Maryland debate the Youth Charging Reform Act, creating a clash between rehabilitation-focused reformers and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Former Judge Mark Ciavarella leaves the federal courthouse in Scranton after proceedings in his 2011 trial on corruption charges. It may seem like ancient history, but the “kids for cash” scandal that ...

Former St. Louis County Lt. Ray Rice said new juvenile justice legislation ignores the root causes of youth violence and ...

FRANKLIN FURNACE, Ohio — The teenager in the padded smock sat in his solitary confinement cell here in this state’s most secure juvenile prison and screamed obscenities. The youth, Donald, a ...

Teenagers in North Carolina’s juvenile justice system are routinely being locked alone in their rooms for as much as 23 to 24 hours a day, according to an ongoing federal lawsuit and advocates for ...

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If Florida is serious about public safety and responsible spending, juvenile systems must be judged by more than compliance ...