Attorney Lashandra Peoples-Johnson provided an overview of how the justice system addresses crimes committed by minors in Oklahoma, outlining classifications, court processes, and potential outcomes.

With the state’s juvenile justice facilities shutting down this Friday, the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice, a non-profit seeking to reduce incarceration, released a report today highlighting ...

The Impact of Adolescent Developmental & Brain Research on Juvenile Justice Reform. Major findings in developmental neuroscience over the past couple of decades have shed new light on our ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — In less than two months, at least five juveniles escaped from North Carolina juvenile detention facilities. Those escapes are symptoms of what Wake County District Attorney ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in April. Rick Dempsey said his son was a good kid. “Straight-A student, honor roll, taking all college-level classes,” said Dempsey, a Porter County ...

The number of youthful offenders referred to New Mexico’s juvenile justice system has declined over the last 20 years due to an increased emphasis on community service ...

I first entered the juvenile justice system when I was just 15. After bouncing in and out for a few years, I aged out at 18 and found myself completely on my own. I wanted to get on a better path. But ...

Teenagers in North Carolina’s juvenile justice system are routinely being locked alone in their rooms for as much as 23 to 24 hours a day, according to an ongoing federal lawsuit and advocates for ...

PITTSBURGH — Allegheny County officials have responded to calls to reopen the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center amid continued juvenile violence throughout Pittsburgh. On Tuesday, the Allegheny County ...

In the months since California closed the last of its juvenile facilities, some of the counties now managing the new system have funded new higher education programming for incarcerated students, ...

In town halls and in conversations with community associations across Maryland over the past two years, citizens have expressed concern with the state of our juvenile justice system. Maryland ...