There’s language in the Arkansas Constitution that has exceptions for slavery or involuntary servitude, but a bill recently filed in the Arkansas House is looking to erase that.

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

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.

Sisters from a convent outside Waco have repeatedly visited the prisoners—and even made them affiliates of their order. The ...

An inmate in the Dallas County jail has been charged in Hickory County for alleged sexual abuse of a seven-year-old girl.

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

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A reentry program near Waco, Texas, has proven successful. Not only does every participant come out with a job, but their ...

Instead the 14-year-old sat handcuffed, wearing an orange jumpsuit in a magisterial district courtroom facing murder charges. He’s charged as an adult in the June 4, 2024 murder of 18-year-old Tyron ...

House Democrats are calling for better treatment of the youths housed in Kentucky’s juvenile detention centers after years of news stories revealing abuse and neglect inside the facilities. Fourteen ...