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

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

The proposed facility would create a new home for the West Central Regional Juvenile Center’s non-secure programs, including transitional housing programs for at-risk boys and girls.

Bernalillo County's juvenile detention center is facing maximum capacity. Tara Marcantel, the director of the Bernalillo County Youth Service Center, said 68 out of 78 beds are filled. District ...

Department of Correctional Services figures show the ... More than one prisoner is assaulted everyday by a fellow inmate in the state’s jails, with 366 assaults and 71 serious assaults ...

The FBI said it is “appalled” after discovering that two former juvenile detention officers at an Arkansas facility conspired to assault youth inmates. Investigators said the two officers ...

The inmate, Edward Sholtz, 22, died Sunday at Wynn Hospital in Utica, according to his uncle, Timothy Sholtz. Sholtz was taken to the hospital on Dec. 17 from Mid-State Correctional Facility in ...

At this very moment, King County’s new, $242 million juvenile detention center, built to house 156 young inmates, sits nearly empty with just 60 youth. It has additional space for classrooms and ...