Senate Bill 1727 aims to keep the juvenile justice workers and the public safe from violent criminals who happen to be ...

Less than a year after a scathing report from the Department of Justice found that Texas juvenile prisons are rife with sexual and physical abuse, the state Legislature is considering sending more ...

Data from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department shows that more than 99% of status offenders who are placed in facilities or juvenile detention centers are children who have run away from home.

A former juvenile correction officer was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a teenager in custody at a Texas detention center, according to the state. The Texas Juvenile Justice Department ...

Anyone with tips or complaints related to misconduct within the Texas juvenile justice system can contact the Incident Reporting Center by emailing complaints or by calling the toll-free hotline ...

President Obama has pledged to ban solitary confinement for juveniles in the federal prison system and to reform the rules for other prisoners. What effect will his executive actions have?

The failure of Proposition B means the county will have to find short-term solutions to address the issues with the current ...