Cleodious “J.R.” Schoffner Jr. hadn't killed anyone when he was put away at age 20 as an accomplice to a 1997 murder. He got a life sentence without possibility of parole. That wouldn't happen today.

An 11-year-old boy, caught on video driving in a suspected stolen car that struck a 34-year-old woman, has been released to ...

A Lexington County teacher performed oral sex on a minor after giving the child alcohol, according to the South Carolina Law ...

Heavy police presence will be the new normal outside of the Columbia mall following a series of shootings putting shoppers ...

New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed three new pieces of legislation into law, including House Bill 8, known as ...

Two drive-by shootings are putting the spotlight on the juvenile justice system. Investigators say a 16-year-old is ...

Gooch drove the truck back onto I-81 north and led the chase to the Frackville exit in New Castle Township, Schuylkill County ...

Howard County officials addressed the recent rash of violent crime at a news conference Thursday and announced plans to prevent it in the future.

Seattle teen charged in University District hit-and-run that injured three pedestrians has two prior criminal convictions in ...

Police said a juvenile was arrested Wednesday with a stolen handgun after he "shoulder checked" a plainclothes officer.

An Act Concerning Juvenile Law-Reform Deflection Supports Justice-Involved Youth” Logan Seacrest, Resident Fellow, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, R Street Institute February 24, 2025 Colorado ...