Juvenile Offenders

The inspection report further verifies the inability of the jail trust to safely and appropriately operate the facility, said the D.A.

"Responsible juvenile justice reform also takes into account the needs of public safety," wrote Gov. Janet Mills

"People who say that a person of 18 and six weeks is biologically different than a person of 17 and 364 days belong to the Flat Earth Society," said an attorney

"There's this sense that we know we're not doing what we need to do for kids when we lock them up," said an advocate

The vote comes less than a week after juvenile correctional officers walked off the job in protest

Many said they had no plans to return to work until the department greatly enhanced staffing levels

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office had to be called in to regain control of the facility Monday night

DSO Michael Wall collapsed after chasing and restraining a juvenile offender

The law allows older offenders to be housed in juvenile facilities in the capacity of mentors

Two of the inmates used fire extinguishers to try to gain access to the facility's central control on Friday night

"We found opportunities for improvement in the way that DYS delivered care for this youth," an official said

Director Freddie Pough says he's committed to changing the agency's culture and reforming the juvenile justice system

Claims include ignoring an active suicide attempt, forcing a child to drink from a toilet and slamming a teen's head into a window so hard it cracked the glass

The justices will hear arguments that could put the brakes on what has been a gradual move toward more leniency for children who are convicted of murder