A Menomonie man has been sentenced to two years in prison after his probation was revoked in a child sexual assault case. Trace W. Smith, 33, N7771 540th St., pleaded no contest in ...

When it comes to deciding whether violent juvenile offenders should finish their sentences in adult prison, Harris County judges do not always reach the same conclusions.

The United States remains the only country in the world that still permits children to be sentenced to life in prison.

At 16, Moses Mutel was drifting into crime. His time at Washington's toughest youth prison did little to turn things around.

A Jefferson Parish mother was sentenced to 40 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to allowing a Metairie man to repeatedly rape her two children and record some of the abuse despite warnings from ...

The legislation would make it easier to try juveniles as adults and set strict requirements for how long inmates must be imprisoned before they're eligible for parole.

This year in Annapolis, we have the chance to fix this and finally treat kids as kids. Children make mistakes because they are cognitively different from adults. I say all this from firsthand ...

Cocoa High junior Armani Cobb started Hired After Bars as a freshman with the goal of reducing recidivism rates for those who ...

A 15-year-old boy was paralyzed from the neck down after a fight in an Ohio youth prison. Video shows one employee managing ...

An analysis of how systemic neglect, school discipline policies, and adultification bias push Black girls into Louisiana’s juvenile justice system long before adulthood. The article explores the ...

Kansas lawmakers passed a bill to increase youth incarceration and create group homes for high-needs foster children.

Moving kids from Lincoln Hills to smaller facilities is a baby step. The real solution is to provide communities with ...