Jalen Jackson was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the high-speed police chase that ended with Dr. Curtis Birchall's death ...

Juvenile offenders languishing in NC prisons as adults have little hope for parole despite a mandate from the court system to do more.

State inspectors conducting surprise visits at two Ohio youth prisons found staff shortages, violence and solitary confinement plague the facilities.

Critics argue the bill mirrors the recently rejected Amendment 3 and will lead to harsher treatment of juveniles, ...

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said arrests of "gang wannabe juveniles" or young adults helped decrease violence in the county.

Both males and females who had been to prison fared worse than those who had only spent time in juvenile facilities or adult jails. "Incarceration isolates youth from their families and communities.

A case involving an Ashland teenager accused of shooting and killing his brother will proceed in juvenile court.

At its core, HB 1815 draws a clear line between adult prisons and juvenile detention centers. It changes state law so that facilities run by the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF ...

The shooter got 20 years in adult prison and two others received juvenile sentences that will end by age 22. The boy who appeared in York County Family Court Tuesday originally had been charged ...