In addition to raising the age that kids can be detained from 10 to 12, starting in mid-2027 the bill would also raise the ...

A Herald-Leader investigation reveals the 30-bed Mayfield Youth Development Center in Graves County had serious problems, ...

Lewis County files the vast majority of prison riot charges in the state, largely against young people incarcerated at the ...

The former Juvenile Detention Center still stands as do 11 lawsuits in federal court. Very little progress has been made in ...

The goal of confidentiality laws is to protect justice-involved youth later in life — but advocates question whether the laws ...

When the Herald-Leader asked about this, the department said it employs two ombudsmen for “monitoring and accountability ...

Advocates argue detention can add to trauma for children who in many cases have already experienced problems before they ever ...

EBR leaders and officials introduced the layout of a new juvenile detention center that would offer new areas such as mental health areas, medical rooms and extra bed spaces.

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

The last six months at the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice have shown that things aren’t getting better.