A class-action lawsuit calls the state of Colorado to release children from jails to community-based settings while they wait ...

A bill in the Louisiana Legislature would dramatically increase the time officials can keep juveniles in jail before their trials. The proposed changes would overhaul juvenile court procedures by ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Officials in Knox County say a juvenile detention center that faced a period of instability is now on the right track with new leadership and a restructuring plan aimed at improving ...

Look out a window? You could be punished. Ask what time it is? You could be punished. Is your hand above your waist? Yup, punished. Such is life for kids locked behind bars at the Northern Oregon ...