Despite a letter and paperwork to transfer oversight of the youth detention center from the sheriff to court, the transition ...

Once abandoned, these youth can face time in shelters or eventually age out of foster care, advocates and providers say.

On the 911 call, Nick Flannery's voice was frantic as he tried to revive his infant son. "Come on, buddy," he pleaded with ...

Atlantic County sued the state Juvenile Justice Commission in September, saying the agency ignored its responsibility to manage the statewide housing of juveniles charged with crimes and instead ...

A convicted murderer, now 34, has served 17 years on a life sentence for a 2007 killing. He was 16 at the time and wants to ...

The male suspects were sentenced to life and 12 years in jail respectively for intentional homicide. Read more at ...

Two of the suspects, surnamed Zhang and Li, were sentenced to life and 12 years in jail respectively for intentional homicide ...

A Chinese court sentenced a teenage boy to life in prison on Monday for murdering his classmate, capping a case that sparked a national debate over the treatment of juvenile offenders. Three ...

The total time youths were confined to their rooms in juvenile facilities across Nebraska more than doubled in the past year, ...

A court in northern China has sentenced a teenage boy to life in prison for the brutal murder of his classmate, a case that ...