When J.E. first showed up at the Marion County Family Resource Center, the scrawny 13-year-old suffered from multiple traumas, had been taken from his parents via child protective services and was ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – To better serve youth in the juvenile justice system, Ohio needs to dismantle its mass lock-up facilities, increase community-based rehabilitation to keep kids closer to home and ...

Mar. 13—WILKES-BARRE — Recurrent lock downs at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility has resulted in fewer opportunities for 17-year-old James Alberto Jr. to take showers. During a monthly review ...

Ohio's youth prison and juvenile detention centers are failing. Kids in the state's juvenile justice system often face violence and neglect, while guards remain overwhelmed, understaffed and in fear ...

The Washington, D.C. Council unanimously approved a first vote of the Comprehensive Youth Adjustment Act of 2016 on Oct. 11, which would institute reforms to D.C.’s criminal justice system for ...

Robert Daniel learned how brutal Ohio’s adult prison system can be on kids when he was a scrawny teenager. Daniel – one of four people convicted in the 1994 slayings of two Fairfield County high ...

Eleni Christofides earned a Bachelor of Science in psychology, neuroscience and criminology as an Ohio State Eminence Fellow and Stamps Scholar in 2018. She earned a juris doctorate from Moritz ...

Detaining serious juvenile offenders in a dedicated area of the Lackawanna County Prison remains a goal of county officials, but when that might happen remains to be seen. Work to restore an in-county ...

This cooperative, located within the walls of Casal del Marmo prison and partially funded by the Pontiff, aims to help young people in their social and work reintegration to prevent recidivism. It's 2 ...

James Alberto Jr. shown at the Luzerne County Courthouse on May 3, 2024. WILKES-BARRE — Recurrent lock downs at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility has resulted in fewer opportunities for 17-year ...