New York regulations generally restrict youth isolation and require additional approval when confinement extends beyond a day. A federal class-action lawsuit filed earlier this year alleges that a ...

A Smith County judge and mental health advocate are in the running for Justice of the Peace for Precinct 1 in the upcoming March Democratic primary. Incumbent Judge Derrick Choice and opponent Dalila ...

State legislators are considering changes to a law that extended the statute of limitations for lawsuits over sexual abuse, ...

The FBI arrested the Chief of Staff of a Mat-Su lawmaker Friday after a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging him with sex trafficking children, among other charges.

A retired chief justice of the Massachusetts Juvenile Court is taking her work in child advocacy beyond the courtroom with the launch of a new podcast.

Arkansas legislators are examining how recent juvenile justice reforms are reshaping the system. Lawmakers say the focus now is on early intervention and moving away from a one-size-fits-all approach ...

Department of Homeland Security police officers are stationed at the front door of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement regional field office, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, in Burlington, Mass.

The Pierce County Council is considering passing a new one-tenth of 1% sales tax to fund criminal justice services and public safety.

The national nonprofit training and policy organization’s first annual awards ceremony webinar takes place Feb. 3 ...

In rural America, a child’s path from a first-time misdemeanor to a detention cell often has less to do with the severity of ...

A Washington Post investigation found that at least 230 children died at a state-run facility near the cemetery. The bill would task a commission with finding answers.

In one instance, a sheriff's office sent an entire list of sentenced individuals just 12 minutes after ICE requested the ...