The hashmarks represent the number of juveniles estimated by law enforcement to have been brought to court in 2023 in shackles — handcuffs linked to a leather security belt and large ankle cuffs with ...

ILLINOIS - The Illinois Supreme Court has announced it will adopt a new rule concerning the use of shackles to restrain juveniles during a court proceeding. Illinois Supreme Court officials say the ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. A clinking sound accompanied Sean Taylor down the hallway of the Denver County Courthouse. The leg irons that ...

The moment the 17-year-old walked into a state juvenile detention center, guards placed him in a closet-size room with concrete walls and a metal door that automatically locks when closed. And there ...

The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday significantly limited when handcuffs, shackles and other restraints can be used on young people when they appear in court. The new court rule, which goes into ...

On Oct. 19, the Maine Supreme Judicial Court ratified an amendment that would make it illegal to use physical restraints on juvenile offenders in the courtroom, unless it is necessary or priorly ...

In the fourth escape by a juvenile offender in less than two years, a 16-year-old broke free from the custody of a city-run jail shortly after being transported there from juvenile court, a judge said ...

In this Raleigh News & Observer file photo, juveniles arrive in shackles and handcuffs at a North Carolina facility. Robert Willett Robert Willett Civil rights advocates are urging Kansas lawmakers to ...

STAUNTON — After her son got caught stealing iPhones a few years ago and was locked up in the local juvenile detention center, M.T. recalls sitting in Augusta County Juvenile & Domestic Relations ...