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 ...

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

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 ...

Boyd County Tourism announced winners of the 2024 BOCO Holiday Light Trial on Monday. The winners were based on votes from ...

The department's former director resigned this summer amid an investigation and scrutiny on the Dallas County Juvenile ...

Tennessee children who commit a delinquent or criminal act may be classified as a serious offender once a "blended sentencing ...

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 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is now less than two weeks away from turning over the reins of the county’s youth detention center to Juvenile Court. That has youth ...

A 28-year-old detention officer in Texas is dead after allegedly being attacked by an inmate while he was returning the inmate to his cell. During a news conference Tuesday, Ellis County Sheriff ...

A Texas detention officer died on Monday after police say he was “physically assaulted” by an inmate during the officers shift. In a Tuesday press conference, Ellis County Sheriff Brad Norman ...

Federal investigation into alleged mistreatment of youths in state custody continues, has no end date in sight.