A juvenile boy was taken to the Mahoning County Juvenile Justice Center on a possible aggravated arson charge after he is believed to have tried to set fire to the facility where he was staying on ...

Pennsylvania leaders have acknowledged the harms and abuses in juvenile institutions. Yet Philly remains a national leader in ...

Police say the juvenile suspect went to the administration building and set a piece of paper taped to a door on fire.

One of the suspects took handcuffs from an officer and began hitting both officers in the head and feet after they had fallen ...

A request for matching funds for a feasibility study for the county district attorney’s proposed regional juvenile justice training center was voted down by the Lycoming County commissioners. The ...

A 17-year-old and a 16-year-old tried escaping by climbing the fence of the recreation area and two corrections officers were ...

A 17-year-old boy was arrested on first-degree attempted murder and first-degree robbery charges following an escape attempt from the Lewis County Juvenile Detention Center in Chehalis on Wednesday.

Legislation to end the practice of charging youths as adults is a priority of the Office of the Public Defender and advocates ...

On the morning of Jan. 14, a special committee met in the commissioner’s courtroom to discuss a potential concept for a ...

Federal investigators found in a report this week that a large jail in South Carolina vastly underreports the violence ...

Anderson County Council has approved authorizing the issuance and sale of bonds not exceeding $35 million, which will be used ...

Meki Gaono, who fatally ambushed Officer Dan Bessant, sought to retroactively be moved to Juvenile Court jurisdiction ...