Adolescent drug use often triggers moral panics, fear-mongering and the passage of draconian laws to “keep the kids safe” by ...

Research shows it's best practice to house foster kids with families, but a bill would allow foster kids to be placed in the most secure juvenile facilities.

Outrage over parole being granted to a convicted serial child molester who lured children with candy has renewed calls to ...

A serial child molester serving his sentence at a Southern California prison has been granted parole, sparking widespread ...

Legislation that calls for the state Department of Corrections to work with lawmakers on a comprehensive study of juvenile facilities outside South Dakota has cleared a key ...

As she witnesses the news of ICE detaining thousands of children, child development scholar Rümeysa Öztürk reflects on how detention and deportation negatively impact children for a lifetime, in ...