What types of facilities are used to house juvenile offenders? ... Study Objectives This report, Juveniles in Adult Prisons and Jails: A National Assessment, provides data that are critical for an

WASHINGTON — The nation's juvenile detention centers have become warehouses for mentally ill youth, including many who have not committed any crimes, concludes a report issued by Congress...

This is a glimpse into what America's juvenile jails look like, according to lawsuits, criminal cases and experts who have spent years delving into what they call a broken system.

The government is to put out to tender all its dedicated juvenile jails that hold children under 18 in a departure in Whitehall's privatisation programme, the Guardian has learned.

The two Democrats considered most likely to challenge Gov. ... His press aides later did not respond to repeated requests for comment about juvenile services. A spokeswoman for Juvenile Services

In Orleans, the consortium of officials and youth advocates decided against rebuilding the juvenile jails, seeing them as part of a flawed system that relied too heavily on detention and offered...

The two Democrats considered most likely to challenge Gov. ... His press aides later did not respond to repeated requests for comment about juvenile services. A spokeswoman for Juvenile Services

A state policy to stock up on as and panties for transgendered males in juvenile jails drew outrage Wednesday. Republicans, religious groups and some Democrats blasted the state's decision.

reducing dental and medical benefits for the needy; and closing courthouses and juvenile lock-ups...

The conference drew workers and volunteers in the juvenile justice system, along with judges, prosecutors and public defenders involved in juvenile courts.