Montgomery police Sgt. Tina McGriff said the young male was taken into custody Wednesday. Authorities are not releasing his name and age.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Six youths were taken to a local hospital after being exposed to an unknown substance at the juvenile detention facility in Nashville.

For years, prosecutors have filed more prison riot charges against young people incarcerated at a state-run juvenile detention center in Chehalis than any other facility in Washington.

Virginia's juvenile justice director is raising questions about how one legislator obtained information about the facility through youth formerly incarcerated there.

West Virginia’s top corrections official led a troubled state agency, and will now head a federal bureaucracy plagued with ...

Money for mental health services, investments in spaceflight and more robust water infrastructure top the list of ways the Texas House believes the state should spend billions in surplus cash. Texas ...

James Bell, who worked to address racial disparities in America’s juvenile justice systems, died this month at the age of 71.

Applications for state funds to build new facilities have failed, leaving Lafayette with a facility that staff say is limited in the services it can offer.

The referendum for the juvenile detention center will be on the May 3 ballot. Early voting is from April 22 through April 29. For more information, visit www.SaferKaufmanCounty.com.

LISBON — Columbiana County Municipal Court Judge Kelly Linger will face a challenge from county Assistant Prosecutor Danielle ...

A new county dashboard provides data on youths who are in secured care. The data is meant to be useful to family, politicians ...

Once incarcerated, the isolation and loss of freedom they experience can intensify feelings of loneliness, hopelessness, and powerlessness. Additionally, having the label of a “criminal,” along with ...