Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Reports of a bare room with a grated drain in the center, called “the Hole,” used as a disciplinary tactic in one facility.

Conducting rounds should be done in person, not via video cameras, state inspectors told youth prison managers.

A review of the state’s juvenile detention centers by a state advocacy group, which concluded with a report in February, ...

The question of whether Lehigh County should enter into an agreement with Lackawanna and two other counties to create a regional youth detention center has been on the table for nearly two years, yet ...

Kids in New York’s juvenile detention centers were placed in solitary confinement in tiny cells for up to 24 hours a day — some lacking fresh water and a bucket for a toilet — over minor infractions ...

The question of whether Lehigh County should enter into an agreement with other counties to create a regional youth detention center has been on the table for nearly two years, yet some are ...

A new report reveals foster children, not charged with crimes, are jailed in some states due to a lack of placements.

Too many children are going to jail in Maryland, a change in the juvenile justice system is necessary for their survival.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s newly adopted state budget includes $20 million to upgrade juvenile detention centers, ...