Senate Bill 422 by Sen. William C. Smith Jr. (D-Montgomery) would raise the age at which a juvenile would be tried as an ...

Discussions around legislation to stop automatically charging minors as adults for certain crimes morphed into a debate over ...

A hearing about what cases should start in the juvenile justice system versus the adult court system developed into more ...

A Kentucky juvenile justice guard broke the arms of two teens at McCracken Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Paducah, ...

Washington lawmakers are exploring a variety of legislative solutions to address chronic issues at its juvenile ...

Lawmakers expressed little surprise at the repeated arrest of a 15-year-old accused of stealing seven cars in seven ...

Washington's Senate Bill 5296 is igniting intense debate over the future of the state’s juvenile justice system and ...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) discussed a range of recommendations to improve the juvenile justice system for ...

Three bills intended to address the overcrowding crisis at Green Hill School in Chehalis had public hearings in the ...

Hancock County Prosecutor Brent Eaton released statistics for 2024, noting as the fastest-growing county in the state the office produced high work numbers for the staff of 27 people.

A Democratic-controlled Senate panel on Monday swiftly blocked multiple Republican-backed measures aimed at tightening ...