Los Angeles has long lagged behind other major U.S. cities when it comes to youth development spending, especially when it comes to comparing city budgets. But now, between juvenile justice reform efforts at the county level and the planned legalization of recreational marijuana in the city, the floodgates to funding may be starting to open.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A panel that oversees reforms in South Dakota’s juvenile justice system says the state is making progress in keeping minors out of detention centers.

The Ventura County District Attorney's Office cited far fewer Ventura County students for missing class during the past school year than in the year before.

Gov. Chris Christie's administration on Thursday cleared its first hurdle in plans to close two juvenile correctional facilities and replace them with three new detention centers.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) - Get to troubled kids early and don't lose them in the criminal system. Those are among the final recommendations released late this week from a Tennessee juvenile justice task force.