A program focused on reducing juvenile crime and giving young people a second chance is growing in Jefferson County, with ...

Deep cuts to programs that can help juveniles stay out of the criminal justice system are not a solution to the state's ballooning budget shortfall, Rep. Sylvester Turner said Monday. Turner, ...

From its inception, King County’s juvenile diversion program, Restorative Community Pathways, was controversial — partly by its own words and strategies. In July, King County penned a $248,000 ...

Republican Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. promised yesterday to overhaul Maryland's juvenile justice programs if elected governor, saying he would fatten budgets for drug abuse treatment, mental health ...

Bench Mark Program, a city-based mentoring program for at-risk youth, recently received the “Community-Based Program of the Year Award” from two juvenile justice organizations for its work within the ...

Juvenile-crime-prevention efforts are working, Wake County officials say, despite recent high-profile incidents involving ...

After months of delays, the second and final phase of the New York City Administration of Children’s Services’ Close to Home program has commenced, with four of the six planned sites online, according ...

The west side of the Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts St. Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will consider approving a grant application that would help fund services for youths in ...

When the 18-year-old watched two friends participating in a Baltimore Center Stage workshop of theater games for incarcerated teens, he became visibly uneasy. As one of the young performers in the ...

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (7News) — Maryland's new commission on juvenile justice reform met for the first time on Wednesday. It’s a group established as part of Maryland's new laws in response to juvenile ...