Juvenile justice advocates say cases in which young children are accused ... “That’s why kids and teenagers act exactly like ...

A new Maryland bill aims to limit settlement money for victims of abuse in juvenile detention facilities.

Lawyers said the state should be held just as accountable as the Catholic Church. They've since filed thousands of legal ...

Democratic state Rep. Gene Wu criticized the department for treating an August 2024 federal report as “nothing.” ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has appointed Bossier Parish Sheriff Julian Whittington to the Coordinating Council on ...

State lawmakers had ideas to tackle juvenile crime this legislative session, and it seems like none of them will cross the ...

A bill expanding the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission (MIDC) to include the defense of indigent juvenile delinquents that stalled in Michigan’s legislature is now back in discussion. The ...

Thousands of people suing are Maryland under the Child Victims Act, a 2023 law that lifted the 20-year statute of limitations ...

Juvenile justice advocates say cases in which young ... “That’s why kids and teenagers act exactly like kids and teenagers act,” she said, referring to risk-seeking behavior that intensifies ...

Queen entered Maryland's juvenile justice system as a 10-year-old to escape ... spurred on by the Child Victims Act. However, the Yost Legal Group told 11 News there is now a bill, HB 1378 ...