More people are coming forward with allegations of sexual abuse inside Illinois' juvenile detention system, adding to hundreds of lawsuits already filed.

Dozens more victims have come forward claiming they were sexually assaulted while in juvenile correction centers run by the ...

More than 130 people allege they were sexually abused as children while in custody at youth detention centers in Illinois ...

With an average length of stay of only 28 days, the Pennington County Juvenile Service Center works with kids daily through ...

We consider ourselves the conscience of the ABA when it comes to focusing on social justice issues effecting the too often voiceless and vulnerable among us. Commission on Disability Rights As an ...

Survivors of sexual abuse at Illinois Youth Centers (IYCs) and the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (JTDC) have filed new lawsuits against the state, bringing the total to 800 cases.

A juvenile correctional center underwent a revolt this weekend as teens allegedly tried to take over a housing unit.

It’s common for young people leaving jails and prisons to end up back behind bars, often after lapses related to untreated ...

Apart from codifying the rights of children in custody, the legislature should hold hearings this winter where state ...

A Kentucky juvenile justice guard broke the arms of two teens at McCracken Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Paducah, Kentucky. The attacks occurred in separate restraint incidents on the same day ...