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 ...
Cleveland16h
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 ...
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 ...
Westwood home first place in BOCO Trail
Boyd County Tourism announced winners of the 2024 BOCO Holiday Light Trial on Monday. The winners were based on votes from ...
'Sky's the limit' | New Director of Dallas Juvenile Services sees a bright future for troubled department
The department's former director resigned this summer amid an investigation and scrutiny on the Dallas County Juvenile ...
Chattanooga Times Free Press11d
‘A lot of unknowns’: Tennessee’s new blended sentencing law for juvenile offenders goes into effect in new year
Tennessee children who commit a delinquent or criminal act may be classified as a serious offender once a "blended sentencing ...
WLRN13d
Remembering Alex Yurkiv, the 19-year-old behind a Christian song that went viral
Make your glory known. BLAIR: One of the millions of people who got hooked on the song was Charlotte Boyd. CHARLOTTE BOYD: You kind of listen to it quite a few times. BLAIR: Boyd and the cofounder ...
The Boston Globe14d
Trump’s top border adviser says he will bring back family detention
U.S. immigration authorities will once more put families with children in detention centers when President-elect Donald Trump returns to office next month, according to incoming White House ...
Yahoo15d
Potential expansion for Buchanan County juvenile justice center
Dec. 24—Buchanan County, Missouri, leaders are exploring the possibility of building an addition to the county's juvenile justice center, addressing the need for more space. The Buchanan County ...