A group of parishes along the Mississippi River is seeking more than $36 million in state funds to create a juvenile jail on ...

Commissioners are concerned over the increase in length of stay and the racial disparities in DCYC's latest report.

A 15-year-old who is accused of shooting a 9-year-old last week was wearing an ankle monitoring bracelet that helped police crack the case. The boy, whose case is being heard in the juvenile division ...

It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated mental illness or substance abuse. A new law will help them get Medicaid.

WAVE Troubleshooters have confirmed two managers were fired from the McCracken Regional Juvenile Detention Center following ...

Chicago P.D. Season 12, Episode 12 featured Delaney Williams and Benjamin Levy Aguilar on the cast in a very dramatic installment.

It is the second time in just over two years that pipes have frozen and burst at the former Berks County Youth Detention ...

A top Republican lawmaker who insulted people abused at New Hampshire’s youth detention facility has issued a written apology after facing mounting criticism. But he’s also now calling for tighter ...

Apart from codifying the rights of children in custody, the legislature should hold hearings this winter where state ...

A correctional captain at the McCracken Regional Juvenile Detention Center was fired after reports state he broke two boys' ...