The federal investigation follows a Kentucky auditor’s report that said the state’s juvenile justice system had ongoing ...

The Texas Juvenile Justice Department allowed a juvenile corrections officer who was being investigated for sexual misconduct to resign and remain eligible for hire weeks after firing him, state ...

Whether hiking remote trails or backyard gardening, ‘tis the season for Texans to encounter the offspring of many wildlife ...

Summer vacation is around the corner for Lubbock teens and kids, and 2024 will be different from previous years because the ...

In 2005, then Texas Gov. Rick Perry commuted the death sentences of 28 juvenile offenders in prison to bring the state into compliance with the Roper decision. He also signed a law that removed the ...

A new lawsuit alleges widespread sexual abuse of juveniles took place over decades at Illinois youth detention facilities.

“Confinement in the juvenile justice system should help children avoid future contact with law enforcement and mature into ...

It seeks damages of roughly $2 million per plaintiff, the most allowed under law. In an emailed statement ... Several are from Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio, Iowa and Texas. “Children, that are detained in ...

The new Texas law that went into effect Sept ... with a reduced number of cases being referred to juvenile justice. "I wanted to give the schools the ability to be able to address that. The worst ...

The Republican Study Committee is a conservative caucus within the House of Representatives that has existed since 1973.