State police in Westmoreland County had to stop what they are calling a riot at a juvenile detention center over the weekend. Four teenagers are being charged as adults for their role in the chaos.

Officials who work with the county's juvenile justice system say they made marked improvements over the previous year and ...

The state Juvenile Justice Commission and seven counties that operate juvenile detention facilities are in court over who ...

The Cascade County Juvenile Detention Center will add an expansion building, with a gymnasium and overcapacity housing, and ...

Two Alachua County Juvenile Detention Center employees have been accused of allowing a 15-year-old inmate to be beaten unconscious by other inmates and then failing to provide the victim with medical ...

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

Children may be housed in Allegheny County Jail longer than local leaders planned — as there is no firm timeline for ...

Blee found that Atlantic County’s juvenile detention woes required immediate relief. “The juveniles and law enforcement in Atlantic County cannot wait any longer for the determination on who ...