Anne Colt Leitess is serving her second term as Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney and has filed to run again in 2026.

National Adoption Day was launched in 1999 to raise awareness of the thousands of foster children waiting to be adopted in ...

Three children were adopted Friday in Berkshire Juvenile Court, and 133 kids were adopted across the state, on what the ...

Juveniles who successfully complete a 90-day program can see their cases dismissed and avoid a criminal record.

For the past 30 years, it’s been clear: Native American children in Washington state are far more likely to be arrested and ...

Assemblymember LaShae Sharp-Collins (D-La Mesa) has introduced Assembly Bill 1279 to reform youth justice policies and prevent juvenile court adjudications from triggering harsher adult sentences ...

A lack of clarity regarding the status of a settlement between L.A. County's education department and the state, plus a ...

Rather than being sentenced in court, those juveniles may be recommended for a 90-day diversion program by the Franklin ...

Franklin County is launching a new diversion program for some juvenile offenders, and experts believe it will keep most from breaking the law again.  Franklin County ...

This week, Shelby County Juvenile Court appointed a new chief administrative officer. And, in a different courtroom, a federal judge declined to dismiss the case against a Shelby County commissioner.

The juvenile whom police said admitted to making a threat toward RISE Academy in Rantoul is now facing prosecution for their alleged actions. ‘Predator: Badlands’ early reviews are all leaning one way ...

For decades, allegations of child abuse and employee misconduct have swirled around Chicago’s juvenile detention center. But on Thursday, a Cook County judge will begin proceedings in a rare trial of ...