James Comer’s case helped end de facto life sentences for young offenders in New Jersey. He had been convicted of felony ...

Edward J. Thomas Jr., 20, of Youngstown is an inmate at the maximum-security Southern Ohio Correctional Center in Lucasville. He is serving an 18-year prison sentence for crimes he committed in 2020 ...

A man whose criminal case helped redefine juvenile justice in New Jersey left a Newark prison Friday after 25 years behind ...

FORT SMITH -- A second teenager charged after a December shootout among several juveniles outside a Fort Smith apartment complex was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in prison. Cameron R. Johnston, 17, ...

A Springdale man accused of being the driver while his passenger shot at a vehicle with four juveniles inside in 2023 was ...

According to Licking County Prosecutor Jenny Wells’ office, McKenna was previously a teacher’s aide and later the legal ...

Experts say the criminal justice system wasn't built for defendants this young, as Cuyahoga County grapples with a disturbing ...

A 26-year-old man will spend more than a decade in prison after he reportedly filmed juveniles and adults secretly a Riverside bathroom. What was he sentenced to? —Judge Susan Solle sentenced Antonio ...

Does sentencing a juvenile offender to life in prison violate the Constitution's prohibition on "cruel and unusual punishment"? The Supreme Court is set to consider that question. The court will hear ...

MERCER, Pa. (WKBN) — A new case against a man serving prison time for the sexual assault of a child has been dismissed. Upon ...

Baltimore's top prosecutor Ivan Bates explains how focusing on repeat violent offenders and invoking mandatory minimums ...