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

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

Oklahoma has the knowledge, data and compassion to build a youth justice system rooted in hope rather than punishment. Will ...

Offenders as young as 14 face life in jail under Premier Jacinta Allan’s plan to enforce “adult time for violent crime”, ...

A viral video of a 9-year-old boy caught stealing money from a store has sparked nationwide debate. Many wondered how the law ...

A man has been charged with sexually assaulting a young girl at a Hollywood restaurant, according to authorities.

Hundreds of criminal cases have been dropped in Mass. under a court-ordered protocol — including accusations of child sex ...

Texas man avoids jail in child sex assault case after plea deal drops nine felony charges. Victim's father says he was ...

The Kerala High Court recently quashed the criminal proceedings against the licensee of a rubber band manufacturing unit, who ...

For the past 30 years, it’s been clear: Native American children in Washington state are far more likely to be arrested and ...

A shocking number of young Victorians have been slapped with a firearms ban as the state continues to grapple with youth ...