CHICAGO -- Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers, attorneys ...

The number of former juvenile inmates who allege they were sexually abused at the hands of staff at juvenile detention ...

Attorneys on Wednesday announced that 107 additional names have been added to a class-action lawsuit alleging abuse in juvenile detention.

Illinois must build 227,000 more housing units in the next five years if it is going to keep pace with demand, according to an economic report released Tuesday.

The New York State Legislature has passed a bill ending anonymous calls to the state's central hotline for suspected child abuse, requiring callers to leave their names and contact information.

Ambulances responded to Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey on Wednesday for possible overdoses involving multiple people. The Downey Fire Department told KTLA they were called out to the facility… ...

Metro East man arrested, charged with possessing child sex abuse images The man was charged Thursday following a search of a Wood River home prompted by an Internet Crimes Against Children tip ...

SALEM — Troy Cannon, former coroner of Marion County in southern Illinois, has been charged with seven counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse.

Torrey discusses the latest op-ed from Vincent Schiraldi about the state of DJS. News sources dispute damage reports from the bombing in Iran. Debate continues over Juvenile Justice.

A federal lawsuit seeks $300M in damages from Maryland, alleging child sex abuse in juvenile facilities and violations of civil rights.