PALATINE, Ill. - A South Elgin man accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile will remain behind bars while he awaits trial, ...

The 6-year-old boy could be charged with murder because Illinois is in the slim minority of states without a minimum age for criminal responsibility.

Hennepin County is accused of illegally detaining children at the juvenile detention center. The county could be held in ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The first criminal trial arising from a five-year investigation into allegations of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center is underway. The case involves a ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Jurors in the first criminal trial linked to New Hampshire’s sprawling child abuse scandal began deliberating Thursday in the case of a former youth detention center ...

Despite an increase in full-time equivalent staff from 267 to 284 between July 2021 and June 2023, Mr Reilly’s report echoed many of the concerns present in Auditor-General Worral’s findings ...

The case against Victor Malavet marks the first criminal trial arising from a five-year investigation into allegations of abuse at the Sununu Youth Services Center, though unlike the other eight ...

Clark Children and Family Justice Center, or CCFJC, and to instead shift responsibilities for juvenile detention to private organizations. King County Executive Dow Constantine called for closing ...

Clark Children and Family Justice Center, or CCFJC, by 2025, and to instead shift responsibilities for juvenile detention to private organizations. He later pushed back the proposed closure date ...

Victor Malavet, 62, faces 12 counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault against Natasha Maunsell, who was 15 and 16 when she was held at the Youth Detention Services Unit in Concord in 2001.

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Jurors in the sexual assault trial of a former youth detention center worker have heard from the man's accuser, who described him as a “Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde” who ...

In the only civil case to go to trial so far, a jury awarded David Meehan $38 million for abuse he says he suffered at the Youth Development Center in the 1990s, though the verdict remains in dispute.