$200M wanted for new juvenile detention center amid ongoing challenges at SC’s DJJ
At times children in the SC agency’s custody have to sleep in plastic cots on the floor because of overcrowding.
N.J. loses battle with county over juvenile detention center overcrowding
Young people have been chained to benches at police stations for hours as county officials try to find appropriate housing, the county argued in court.
Cumberland County lawsuit: Men say they were abused as teens at juvenile detention center
Abuse allegations from boys once held at Cumberland County's Juvenile Detention Center are now are the basis of a lawsuit in state court.
Family voices concerns over teen's treatment at Sioux Falls juvenile detention center
Grandmother of Gabe Montgomery criticizes harsh conditions, denied visitation, and lack of support, while facility defends its practices amid allegations
"Ringleaders" of riot at Westmoreland County juvenile detention center charged as adults, police say
State police in Westmoreland County had to stop what they are calling a riot at a juvenile detention center over the weekend.
4 teenagers charged after starting riot, threatening staff at youth facility in Westmoreland County
Four teenage boys are charged as adults after troopers say they caused a riot, threatened staff and damaged property at the Outside In School of Experimental Learning on Saturday.
State Police stop 'riot' inside Westmoreland juvenile detention center
State police in Westmoreland County say they stopped what they’re calling a riot in a juvenile detention center over the weekend. Four teens are being charged as adults for their roles in the destruction.
State records: Juvenile detention chief resigned just ahead of being fired for misconduct
State investigators said longtime Adair County superintendent wrongly accused teen, failed to provide mental health ...
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Gainesville Juvenile Detention Center employees arrested for allegedly allowing inmates to attack 15-year-old boy and neglecting to provide medical care
Delmonica Harris, 53, and Dionysio Devontae Mavin, 28, have been charged with felony child neglect after Mavin allegedly ...
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Reform, new jobs expected from scaled-down juvenile detention facilities
In November 2024, the former DYS director told News 5 that scaling down facilities was the first of 26 recommendations to improve safety and outcomes in the state’s juvenile justice system.“It’s ...
Former Kentucky juvenile detention chief resigned after investigation
The former superintendent of a Kentucky juvenile detention center that was the site of a riot resigned in December. A newspaper report says Tonya R.
Court order pauses transfer of juvenile oversight, despite Shelby Co. sheriff intent to cede it
Despite a letter and paperwork to transfer oversight of the youth detention center from the sheriff to court, the transition ...
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Teen charged with murder will remain in juvenile detention center
Kavon Williams, 16, will remain in a juvenile detention facility as he awaits trial ... Perry Juvenile Justice Center ...
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Report: Nebraska juveniles in detention spend twice as much time confined in rooms than last year
According to analysis of juvenile detention centers, youths were confined to rooms a total 119,300 hours in 2023-24.