Inside Portland's Juvenile Detention Center, a Music Literacy Program Is Giving Youth the Tools To Tell Their Stories
Books to Beats uses music literacy and library programming at DEL to engage pre-adjudicated youth, build cultural literacy, and offer constructive alternatives during detention.
Bronx judge tosses 450 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse in NY juvenile detention centers
A judge dismissed over 450 lawsuits by former juvenile detainees alleging decades of sexual abuse, ruling the plaintiffs lacked the legal right to sue.
17-year-old boy held in S.F. adult jail for almost 3 weeks
A 17-year-old was detained in San Francisco County Jail for nearly three weeks due to delayed age verification after providing a false name and birthday.
5 charged in assault that left a transgender girl with a broken jaw in D.C. juvenile detention center
A transgender girl housed in a male unit at Washington, D.C.'s Youth Services Center was hospitalized with a broken jaw after a fight last week that also injured another teen.
Overdoses, brawls and court battles: Will state take over chaotic L.A. juvenile halls?
The Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall is facing critical issues due to recent drug overdoses among detainees, prompting calls for intervention by the attorney general.