Latest Juvenile corrections News

New Hampshire Senate passes bill to expand scope of youth detention center victim settlements

Mar. 21, 2024 18:36 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire Senate on Thursday passed legislation to greatly expand the scope of the out-of-court settlement process to compensate victims of abuse at the state’s youth detention center. The state faces about 1,200 lawsuits alleging physical, sexual or...

Kentucky governor appoints new commissioner to run the state's troubled juvenile justice department

Mar. 21, 2024 16:29 PM EDT

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's next juvenile justice commissioner vowed Thursday to focus on efforts to reduce youth detention rates as he prepares to take the helm of an agency that has been plagued by problems. Gov. Andy Beshear introduced longtime state corrections executive...

Utah troopers stop 12-year-old driver with tire spikes and tactical maneuvers

Mar. 08, 2024 19:55 PM EST

MURRAY, Utah (AP) — Utah Highway Patrol troopers who chased a reckless driver through the Salt Lake Valley late Thursday night say they were surprised to find a 12-year-old girl behind the wheel. Their pursuit of the young girl, who had driven off in a black Honda Civic without her...

Eagles' Don Henley quizzed at lyrics trial about time a naked 16-year-old girl overdosed at his home

Feb. 26, 2024 19:48 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Don Henley was asked in a New York courtroom Monday about a seamy episode from his past: his 1980 arrest after authorities said they found drugs and a naked 16-year-old girl suffering from an overdose at the Eagles co-founder's Los Angeles home. Henley was...

New Hampshire considers greatly expanding scope of settlement fund for youth center abuse victims

Feb. 20, 2024 15:56 PM EST

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Lawyers representing 1,400 men and woman who allege they were abused as children at New Hampshire’s youth detention centers said Tuesday they will recommend the state’s out-of-court settlement option for most of their clients if lawmakers approve a plan to greatly expand...

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry calls for special session, focused on tough-on-crime policies

Feb. 08, 2024 19:04 PM EST

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Thursday officially called for a highly anticipated crime-focused special legislative session that could overhaul the state's current criminal justice system, reversing hard-fought and historic reforms that happened under Landry's Democratic...

Why now is a crucial time to pay off credit card debt

Feb. 06, 2024 11:54 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — For Americans who lacked savings prior to the pandemic, financial stress is rising. A combination of inflation, increased interest rates, and the end of pandemic-tied relief, such as the moratorium on student loan payments, has led to record credit card debt, experts say. ...

Kentucky juvenile facilities have issues with force, staffing, report says

Jan. 31, 2024 17:19 PM EST

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s juvenile justice system has lingering problems with the use of force and isolation techniques and has done little to implement a 2017 state audit’s suggestions for improvement, according to a report released Wednesday. The new report from...

Maryland leaders propose juvenile justice bill to boost accountability

Jan. 31, 2024 16:58 PM EST

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland's top political leaders unveiled legislation Wednesday meant to increase accountability for juvenile offenders and the adults who run the juvenile justice system, which one leading lawmaker said was struggling in an “abundance of confusion" without meaningful...

Teens kept in isolation cells at Kentucky juvenile detention center, lawsuit alleges

Jan. 17, 2024 17:08 PM EST

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two teenage girls held at a troubled Kentucky juvenile detention center were kept in isolation cells for weeks in unsanitary conditions, including a padded cell with no toilet, a federal class-action lawsuit filed this week alleges. The teens were held at the...