WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas - As Williamson County grows exponentially, more and more teenagers are committing crimes. On Friday, the county started construction to expand its juvenile justice center.

Jayden Little, who was 17 when he escaped from a Lincoln youth detention center but since has turned 18, was sentenced to 15½ to 25½ years in prison.

The fate of a Beach City man accused of killing his grandparents eight years ago could be determined today by the Chambers County Judge, who does not have a law degree. County Judge Jimmy Sylvia, who ...

No student had previously completed the qualifications to graduate while in custody, but the Phoenix Rising program enabled ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A teenager is charged after allegedly stealing an SUV and breaking into a business. According to the ...

Teens arrested in Sangamon County will once again be held in the area after the Juvenile Detention Center reopened. Here's ...

The Sangamon County Juvenile Detention is reopening after more than a year. The facility had been shut down after an armed teenager took another juvenile hostage and was killed by ...

As H. Lynn Hadnot prepares to take over Dallas County Juvenile Services as director next month, he said a top priority will ...

A mother is charged with obstruction and assault on an officer after police found a missing teenager hiding in her hotel room.

Despite a federal civil-rights investigation, problems continue at Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice, a Herald-Leader ...

James Forman Jr. is a professor of law at Yale University and a former public defender. He is the author of “Locking Up Our ...