At times children in the SC agency’s custody have to sleep in plastic cots on the floor because of overcrowding.

St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard said the goal is to find a suitable location and begin construction this year.

Abuse allegations from boys once held at Cumberland County's Juvenile Detention Center are now are the basis of a lawsuit in ...

State police in Westmoreland County had to stop what they are calling a riot at a juvenile detention center over the weekend.

Young people have been chained to benches at police stations for hours as county officials try to find appropriate housing, ...

Police: State worker arrested for providing marijuana to youth housed at Goshen juvenile detention center A storm chaser and ...

The county expects to spend more than $12.5 million in mandatory overtime at the jail this year. The jail also needs over $4 ...

The incident happened a the same Georgia high school where a September shooting killed two teachers and two students ...

A Superior Court judge has essentially told the state to do its job, siding with Atlantic County in its effort to get the New ...

In November 2024, the former DYS director told News 5 that scaling down facilities was the first of 26 recommendations to improve safety and outcomes in the state’s juvenile justice system.“It’s ...

According to analysis of juvenile detention centers, youths were confined to rooms a total 119,300 hours in 2023-24.

A flurry of end of year filings over the operation and transportation of juveniles is set for Shelby County Chancery Court ...