The man's voice on the audio recording, played in federal court in Prince George's County this week, is calm, conversational. He is talking with a woman, now 22, telling her it was not wrong for him ...

Maryland lawmakers say they are growing frustrated with a lack of progress in revamping the state's juvenile justice system and have crafted legislation aimed at prodding Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Thirty guards have been fired from two Louisiana juvenile prisons this year as the state tries to reduce violence at the facilities. The state Office of Youth Development ...

Recent reports on California's juvenile detention system charge it with failing in nearly every aspect of its mission to rehabilitate young offenders. The reports say the California Youth Authority ...