At times children in the SC agency’s custody have to sleep in plastic cots on the floor because of overcrowding.

An investigation into the attack revealed that only half of the required eight employees were on duty at the time of the ...

The alleged abuse, which range from inappropriate touching to sexual assault, took place at four county lockups, the suits ...

The county expects to spend more than $12.5 million in mandatory overtime at the jail this year. The jail also needs over $4 ...

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

The department's former director resigned this summer amid an investigation and scrutiny on the Dallas County Juvenile ...

Police arrested a 23-year-old Douglas County man who is accused of engaging in an inappropriate online relationship with a ...

President Biden has sparked anger among Pennsylvanians after he commuted the sentence of a corrupt judge who was jailed for more than 17 years after he was caught taking kickbacks for sending ...

Tennessee children who commit a delinquent or criminal act may be classified as a serious offender once a "blended sentencing ...

juvenile court officials sent out a press release saying that it had been told that SCSO would not bring kids from the detention center to court anymore. Another letter shared with media two days ...

The Ohio Department of Youth Services, on Friday, announced it will be building four smaller juvenile detention facilities in ...

Construction will start in the spring on new, smaller youth prisons, Ohio officials said. It's part of a plan to incarcerate ...