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.

Waiver program faces funding crisis, leaving thousands of children without access to critical mental health care.

Commissioners are concerned over the increase in length of stay and the racial disparities in DCYC's latest report.

They were prospective applicants for CCWF’s pioneering new newspaper, put together in a newsroom next door, and Vasquez told ...

CHOICEs (Creating Hope, Opportunities, Inspiring Change, Excellence, & Success), co-facilitated by Evenor Pineda, seeks to ...

It's common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated ...