Rockford Urban Ministries hosts its fourth annual “Blue Christmas” to support those who have lost loved ones to opioid addiction.

A report found “cascading failures,” including safety and staffing issues, at the country’s largest juvenile detention center ...

A 14-year-old boy from Rockford is in the Winnebago County juvenile detention center following a traffic stop, according to ...

The aptly named HUSTLE Act would require oversight over agents and tools to help athletes protect their finances.

The La Vergne Police Department identified the Dec. 14 homicide shooting victim as Andres Olea Perez, spokesperson Donna Tracy told the DNJ Dec. 22.

Representative Jared Bauman said his bill would bring significant reforms to Kentucky's juvenile justice system.

The Division of Youth Services, which oversees the state’s 12 detention and commitment facilities, employs more than 1,000 ...

The YAC, which relocated to a new space in August, provides juvenile detention, certified shelter care and attendant care to youth ages 10 to 17.

Punitive policies are especially harmful for youths classified as low risk, and in Kansas in 2024, 74% of all juvenile cases ...

Benton County’s lawsuit, expected to be filed in Yakima County Superior Court next week, will ask a judge for an injunction to stop Franklin from pulling out of its multi-million dollar bi-county ...

Two 15-year-old students arrested on suspicion of unlawful gun possession following a lockdown Wednesday, Dec. 17 at Evergreen High School were ordered released to electronic home detention after ...

Heat has been restored at Baltimore’s Youth Detention Center after a week-and-a-half outage that affected more than 60 ...