OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state officials are seeking legislative authority to transfer certain juvenile offenders to adult prisons at younger ages than currently allowed, citing severe overcrowding ...

When it comes to deciding whether violent juvenile offenders should finish their sentences in adult prison, Harris County judges do not always reach the same conclusions. In January, Eyewitness News ...

HOLLIDAYSBURG — A Blair County judge ruled Friday that the Cambria County Prison is providing a juvenile with sufficient “sight and sound” housing away from adult inmates after the juvenile notified ...

Juvenile justice reform bills will return in this year’s Maryland General Assembly session after similar measures failed in 2025. The state’s automatic charging laws are among the nation’s strictest — ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a bill Tuesday expanding the role of prosecutors in juvenile court proceedings and increasing access to juvenile records by law enforcement. The new law also increases ...

The Maryland General Assembly appears ready to pass next week a significant reform to how minors are automatically charged as adults in the state. While juvenile justice advocates have hailed the bill ...

JACKSON COUNTY, MI – A man who was sentenced to life in prison for murder when he was 17 and later released is now suing the prison system claiming he was sexually abused. Former juvenile lifer Leon ...

(WHTM) – Two Pennsylvania lawmakers are seeking to ban placing juvenile suspects into adult correctional facilities. State Reps. Liz Hanbidge (D-Montgomery) and Emily Kinkead (D-Allegheny) say they ...