In response to questions from The Oregonian/OregonLive, a youth authority spokesperson said the review of the agency’s ...

We thought the best way to get into the conversation was to bypass all of the stereotypical conversations that people imagine having with people serving long-term sentences and really dive into ...

An 8,000-square-foot building on Sweeter's Saco campus could be the treatment facility's new home for patients under 21.

Girls who are in state custody for committing crimes are being moved back to the Ware Youth Center, a privately-runfacility ...

When the state of Illinois shut down the century-old, maximum-security prison last year, nearly four of every five inmates ended up being sent to less-secure sites, The Associated Press found.

An inmate charged in the death of a counselor at a juvenile facility in Lincoln County will stay in adult court. A Lincoln ...

Marisa Syed's belief that she could make a difference propelled her to start the first youth-led program in the United States ...

More people are coming forward with allegations of sexual abuse inside Illinois' juvenile detention system, adding to ...

Dozens more victims have come forward claiming they were sexually assaulted while in juvenile correction centers run by the ...

Marcus Walker said the sexual abuse he experienced two decades ago as a teenager at an Illinois youth detention facility has ...

A police and fire response to the Bon Air youth prison prompted concern from advocates in the juvenile justice community who have been sounding the alarm on the conditions of the facility.