The government is planning a national rollout of voluntary chemical castration for sex offenders, the justice secretary has ...

After reports of rampant abuse in youth prisons, lawmakers want more kids in adult prisons and seek to restrict watchdog groups' access.

On May 28, attorneys met to argue whether the 16-year-old accused of shooting Opoka James Nathanael of Austin should be tried ...

Some 600 minors are in juvenile prisons across Italy, a record rise of 54% in two years, prisoners' rights association ...

Joshua was incarcerated because of a series of offenses committed at age 11. First, he got into a fight with his older ...

Experts worry this punishment will lead to worse outcomes for kids who are transferred to adult facilities. Texas lawmakers ...

Woman left her job after being investigated for inappropriate relationships with incarcerated teens. Now she faces criminal ...

State inspectors conducting surprise visits at two Ohio youth prisons found staff shortages, violence and solitary confinement plague the facilities.

Senate Bill 1727 aims to keep the juvenile justice workers and the public safe from violent criminals who happen to be ...