Lawsuit Filed Just Before New Compensation Caps Take Effect, Offering a "Legal Safety Net" for Survivors The State of Maryland, its Department of Juvenile Services (DJS), and the Maryland Department ...

A federal funding freeze affecting billions of dollars in education grants is sending shockwaves through Racine Unified School District (RUSD) and the community organizations that help provide ...

Over recent decades we’ve moved toward a much more effective and humane system to deal with youth crime. Evidence and ...

The federal government has cut millions from programs proven to reduce incarceration and promote safer, stronger communities.

A new batch of complaints filed Tuesday include 107 new cases of alleged sexual abuse at Illinois Youth Centers and the Cook ...

CHICAGO -- Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers, attorneys representing more than 900 survivors who have filed lawsuits said Wednesday.

Attorneys on Wednesday announced that 107 additional names have been added to a class-action lawsuit alleging abuse in juvenile detention.

A man responsible for multiple carjackings and robberies in Chicago has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison.

Troubles are growing in several credit sectors -- in car loans, credit card debt and student loans. Inflation, driven by ...

It's another meteoric rise for what's called the largest piece of Mars on Earth. The 54-pound rock fetched nearly $5.3 ...

A 17-year-old was arrested for allegedly shooting at a 20-year-old near North Glenwood and West Ayres Avenues in Peoria, Illinois, and also had an active warrant for an armed robbery from last ...