Corey Walker, the sole adult defendant in the long-running case, pleaded guilty to home-invasion robbery and voluntary ...

As currently written, the Louisiana Constitution limits the types of offenses for which teenagers under 17 can be sent to ...

Instead the 14-year-old sat handcuffed, wearing an orange jumpsuit in a magisterial district courtroom facing murder charges.

Because of this, federal and state judges have ruled juveniles and young adults should be treated differently for their crimes than older adults. Officials hope a new facility, set to come online soon ...

According to a report from Rolling Stone on Wednesday (February 5), Corey Walker, the only adult defendant in the case, accepting a plea deal. Walker, who was accused of leading three juveniles in the ...

One measure sponsored by Christian, of Spokane Valley, aims to make it easier for people in juvenile custody to transfer to an adult state prison. More Green Hill residents have been asking about ...

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“We’ve seen this story too many times,” Muhammad reflects. “A Black kid from Oakland with absentee parents and a juvenile record. It’s not supposed to end well, right?” But for ...

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

A 14-year-old boy who pleaded guilty to raping and beating a 91-year-old woman in Reddick last year has been sentenced.

Gov. Josh Shapiro is proposing to close two state prisons and two community corrections centers in a cost-saving measure that ...

James Pointer was in his housing unit at the Moberly Correctional Center when the cap on a femoral catheter became dislodged ...