A Los Angeles County judge took a major step toward shutting down Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey, months after a state ...

Superior Court Judge Michael Espinoza ordered on Friday that the county is to come up with a plan to relocate detained youth ...

Los Padrinos holds more than 270 youths, of which about three-quarters are accused of violent crimes, according to the ...

In her role, Shute oversees the county’s juvenile justice system, including managing the juvenile court system and a ...

The Colorado Supreme Court, by 5-2, ruled on Monday that the state may rely upon its evaluation of a juvenile defendant who ...

Court documents show a 16-year-old made an “arrangement to engage in a sex act” with a 13-year-old and to occur “as a ...

Voters in Louisiana rejected a constitutional amendment calling for juvenile prosecution. A Louisiana Senator has drafted ...

A federal appeals court Tuesday rejected a constitutional challenge to the state’s parole system by inmates who were sent to prison decades ago for crimes they committed as juveniles.

An accused killer, who has already established along criminal history at age 15, was before a judge Friday in juvenile court ...

An attorney for Nicholas Flannery says his infant son's injuries were caused by a chronic medical issue, not abuse.

In April 2020, four teens were arrested for a string of car thefts. Now all four have been either charged with or convicted in a shooting.

The move comes a week after a state board reaffirmed its finding that the LA County facility is unsuitable to house youth.