Maryland Public Defender advocates for childhood protection and criminal justice reform, highlighting the need for prevention and care over punishment.

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

Dorchester County Sheriff Sam Richardson appeared before a South Carolina House panel Thursday, Nov. 13, to warn lawmakers ...

In the wake of recent threats of violence on North State school campuses, Tehama County’s top law officials are calling on California lawmakers for drastic reform in ...

Renee's Law faces an uphill battle in the Connecticut legislature, but it would ensure victims of crimes committed by minors receive justice.

The Calcutta High Court has held that an application for anticipatory bail under Section 438 CrPC is maintainable even when ...

The panel tackled — and ultimately advanced — criminal justice bills related to veteran post-conviction relief and juvenile ...

Nearly one in every 10 crimes in South Carolina last year was committed by a teenager or child.That’s according to the South ...

Juvenile crime has grown over the last five years, and now lawmakers are looking at what trends and changes need to take ...