Punishment provides immediate, visible results, while empowering youth requires patience, understanding and time. But let’s be clear: punitive and exclusionary responses backfire, causing harm to ...

Mecklenburg has been without a juvenile detention center since 2022, when Sheriff Garry McFadden closed what was known as ...

State inspections have revealed critical issues in juvenile detention centers, including severe understaffing and ...

A youth incarcerated at a troubled state-run juvenile prison suffered a serious injury in a fight Monday. The state patrol is ...

As school arrests rise, a look at what happens inside Leon County juvenile court to get students back on track.

Fausto Lopez's journey to higher education took him from Riverside County juvenile facilities to a fire camp in Amador County ...

A new report found rodents, dirty living conditions and neglectful medical care at the Juvenile Justice Center in Baltimore.