Inside the quiet strain of juvenile court in Tallahassee

As school arrests rise, a look at what happens inside Leon County juvenile court to get students back on track.
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Amid shortage of juvenile detention beds, a facility in Mecklenburg sits empty

Advocates have pushed for the detention center to reopen since it was closed in 2022. Despite broad agreement that a local facility would be beneficial, staffing challenges are the main barrier.

Video: Summit County teen leads riot at juvenile detention center, officers injured

Police say Je’miere Jones — an 18-year-old inmate at the Summit County Juvenile Detention Center — led a riot on Christmas ...
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How a young man serving a sentence in juvenile facilities made it out one class at a time

Fausto Lopez's journey to higher education took him from Riverside County juvenile facilities to a fire camp in Amador County ...
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Tennessee says solitary confinement is prohibited in their juvenile detention centers. But the practice persists

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Children are being locked in solitary confinement at a Tennessee juvenile detention center under conditions that experts say could amount to torture. The Tennessee Department of ...
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Investigation: Employees recorded sex tapes inside juvenile facility

CHEHALIS, Wash — In the predawn hours one morning in April 2024, a guard at Washington's most secure juvenile detention facility unlocked a cell door, allowing a young double-murder convict to slip ...