Philly teens are regularly subjected to illegal lockdowns in detention, inspectors allege
Minors held in juvenile detention in Philadelphia are routinely locked in their rooms for days on end, in violation of state ...
The Times and Democrat4h
$200M wanted for new juvenile detention center amid ongoing challenges at SC’s DJJ
The state agency that struggles to care for juvenile offenders wants lawmakers to spend $200 million to upgrade facilities as well as spend more money to eliminate pay disparity for some of its ...
Columbia Basin Herald11h
LETTER: Grant County must address its lack of juvenile detention facilities
Grant County is currently failing to meet its legal and moral obligations to provide a juvenile detention facility. This deficiency not only violates Washington state law but also fails to address the ...
Cleveland17h
Reform, new jobs expected from scaled-down juvenile detention facilities
In November 2024, the former DYS director told News 5 that scaling down facilities was the first of 26 recommendations to improve safety and outcomes in the state’s juvenile justice system.“It’s ...
Bexar County to pay millions for overtime and major fixes at jail, juvenile detention center
An overflow of inmates, a chronic shortage of jailers and aging infrastructure are beleaguering the Bexar County jail. One ...
Bristol Herald Courier1d
Former Kentucky juvenile detention chief resigned after investigation
The former superintendent of a Kentucky juvenile detention center that was the site of a riot resigned in December. A newspaper report says Tonya R. Burton failed to conduct mental ...