A 17-year-old boy was arrested on first-degree attempted murder and first-degree robbery charges following an escape attempt from the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center in Chehalis on Wednesday.

One of the suspects took handcuffs from an officer and began hitting both officers in the head and feet after they had fallen ...

A 17-year-old and a 16-year-old tried escaping by climbing the fence of the recreation area and two corrections officers were ...

Nine men and two women are suing after they say they were sexually assaulted as children while being held in juvenile lockups ...

A request for matching funds for a feasibility study for the county district attorney’s proposed regional juvenile justice training center was voted down by the Lycoming County commissioners. The ...

At times children in the SC agency’s custody have to sleep in plastic cots on the floor because of overcrowding.

Minors held in juvenile detention in Philadelphia are routinely locked in their rooms for days on end, in violation of state ...

The Cascade County Juvenile Detention Center will add an expansion building, with a gymnasium and overcapacity housing, and multipurpose room, making them the largest in the state.

State investigators said longtime Adair County superintendent wrongly accused teen, failed to provide mental health ...

Four men were convicted in the cruel gang rape of a homeless woman in Helmond about a year ago. The District Court in Den ...

How does Oklahoma's juvenile justice system work? Attorney Lashandra Peoples-Johnson provides an overview of the ...