The settlement was awarded in the case of a man who alleged that he was gang-raped in a stairwell at the state's youth ...

Arlando “Tray” Jones is among thousands of people seeking accountability under a new state law that eliminated the statute of ...

A trial for a Louisville teen illuminated the chaos of a high-profile riot in Adair County and showed how systemic errors ...

"While the deplorable conditions of confinement at the Adair Youth Development Center are central to this ... This week's ...

The fund needs $150 million to continue for two more years. Legislators agreed to $5 million for the next several weeks.

David Meehan brought the landmark case against the state of New Hampshire over abuse he allegedly endured at the former Youth ...

Republicans at the New Hampshire State House want to eliminate NH's Office of the Child Advocate, the Commission on Aging, ...

A juvenile detention center constructed to ease the increase of detained minors in the state is now expected to open months ...

but it’s still operating as a youth detention center. Many other facilities named in the lawsuits have already been closed, and state leaders have strengthened oversight in recent years.

The Department of Children, Youth and Families also hired a new leader at Echo Glen Children’s Center in Snoqualmie, the state’s other juvenile detention center. The state is still hiring for ...