There has been a surge recently, across the U.S., in the number of children entering the foster care system after years of a decline. In Georgia, the number of children in foster care has doubled over the last three years.

Following four escapes in as many months, two local juvenile detention centers run by the same company will see more staff, some outside help from law enforcement and ratcheted up security.

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX -When you hear juvenile detention, you almost always think of boot camp. But now the Nueces County Juvenile Justice Center has done away with it, and is changing its way of dealing with troubled youth. 

DAYTONA BEACH — It’s getting more difficult for a select group of young people on probation to elude the watchful eyes of law enforcement in Volusia and Flagler counties.

Smartphones are a part of the reason, but so is a new deal with the state that has Volusia County sheriff’s deputies joining Daytona Beach police officers in keeping track of juvenile offenders.

BOSTON - Proposals have been offered in Massachusetts to raise the age limit for young people to have their criminal cases heard in juvenile court. Bills scheduled to be heard on Monday by the Legislature's Judiciary Committee call for gradually raising the upper age in delinquency from 18 to 21.

An extensive new report from the Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality shows that yoga programs that are both trauma-informed and gender-responsive can be transformative for girls in the juvenile justice system.

Fifty years after the Supreme Court ruling that recognized children’s right to due process and legal representation, the National Juvenile Defense Center has issued a report that takes a granular look at the juvenile justice system across the states.

“Defense representation for youth is indispensable. Unfortunately, state laws and practices largely tell a different story,” the NJDC concludes.

Supporters of raising the age of criminal responsibility in North Carolina are optimistic as legislation heads to the Senate after a 104-8 approval vote in the General Assembly.

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction barring a Tennessee county from enforcing a policy that allows even very young children accused of minor infractions to be locked up until a hearing.