Reforming the juvenile justice system continues to dominate discussions at the State House. State lawmakers are currently considering a bill that would sharply reduce the number of crimes for which a ...

A gang member who shot and killed an Oceanside Police officer in 2006 was back in court Monday for resentencing due to a recent change in state law affecting juveniles convicted as adults.

Meki Gaono, now 36, was originally convicted of first-degree murder in 2009 and sentenced to life without parole plus 61 ...

A teaching assistant at Neil Armstrong Middle School in Forest Grove was arrested and placed on leave after deputies accused him of sexually abusing a juvenile ...

A 21-year-old man was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the 2021 murder of a 16-year-old in a ...

The dashboard includes a legend explaining each statistic for those unfamiliar with the juvenile justice system, along with a glossary and navigation guide.

A Georgia Senate bill would allow cases involving children ages 13 to 17 making threats to be seen in superior court for ...

A new report found foster children continue to spend nights in office buildings as Kentucky struggles finding appropriate care for them.

Some 800 people have filed complaints since May against juvenile detention centers in Illinois alleging they were sexually ...

Kids as young as nine being used to commit heinous gang crimes in Utah. Police and gang-prevention experts say gang leaders are recruiting younger and younger c ...

Amnesty International has released a report that details the impact gang violence has had on children across Haiti and called ...

Two sisters were sentenced to three years in prison for trying to smuggle a 7-year-old Mexican boy into the U.S., followed by ...