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Nearly three years after Sheriff Garry McFadden closed Mecklenburg County's only juvenile detention center, some in the criminal justice system still hope for its return. State public safety leaders ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — For the first time since he retired, Richard Bean is reacting to being pushed out of the job he held for 50 years at the juvenile detention center bearing his name. "When the mayor ...
Tarrant County recently sent more kids to state youth prisons than any other Texas county, contributing to a booming waitlist for beds in the Texas Juvenile Justice Department’s five secured ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Louisville has not had a juvenile detention center since 2019, when the city’s facility closed its doors due to a council vote and funding cuts. State lawmakers set aside ...
323rd District Judge Alex Kim reads the jury’s sentence on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, of the teenager who fatally shot another student at Arlington’s Lamar High School. The teen received the maximum ...