The United States remains the only country in the world that still permits children to be sentenced to life in prison.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Juvenile detention centers have changed a lot in 30 years, even if the buildings don’t reflect it. These days Benton County’s ...

Students at the Sheboygan County Juvenile Detention Center painted a mural as part of Sheboygan Visual Artists' Kaleidoscope program.

ROCKFORD, IL — Winnebago County is planning a $1.7 million expansion of the Juvenile Detention Center to add a mental health suite to the 48-bed facility. Paid for with a $1 million grant from the ...

Mecklenburg County sent the second-highest number of young people into North Carolina’s detention system last year — yet it has no juvenile detention center. In 2025, 2,186 people were admitted to ...

Two cases involving Tennessee children with autism illustrate the harsh, complex realities they face in the juvenile justice ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ROCKFORD, IL — Winnebago County is planning a $1.7 million expansion of the Juvenile Detention Center to add a mental health suite ...