Latest Juvenile corrections News

Former Kentucky juvenile detention chief resigned after investigation

Jan. 07, 2025 17:50 PM EST

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The former superintendent of a Kentucky juvenile detention center that was the site of a riot in 2022 failed to conduct mental health assessments and wrongly accused a teen of getting a handcuff key from a guard before she resigned, according to a newspaper report. ...

Man found guilty of holding down teen while he was raped at a youth center in 1998

Nov. 26, 2024 19:06 PM EST

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire jury on Tuesday found a former leader at a youth detention center guilty of holding down a teen while he was raped in 1998. Bradley Asbury, now 70, was found guilty on two counts of being an accomplice to aggravated sexual assault. He faces a...