The offense is considered a “crime of violence,” meaning they could have been prosecuted even without the change in law. The juvenile reform law passed under Democratic leadership last spring ...

More than a month after the new juvenile justice laws went into effect, there are still concerns over repeat juvenile offenders. Fox45 has reported on several cases, involving the same juveniles.

After learning there have been at least 70 juveniles arrested for various crimes in Baltimore City within the last month, questions have gone unanswered about the use of ankle monitors and ...

Under the new juvenile justice laws, crimes of violence would automatically be forwarded to the state’s attorney’s office for charging review; that means the juvenile accused of robberies and ...

Witnesses found the 5-10-year-old juvenile humpback whale in Kitty Hawk, near the Bennett Street Beach Access.

KOFU--A man who killed the parents of a girl who had spurned him when he was 19 became the first person sentenced to death for a crime committed at age 18 or 19 after the Juvenile Law was revised ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Several new North Carolina laws, from immigration to wearing face masks to juvenile justice, went into effect on Dec. 1, despite vetoes from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and ...

The Juvenile Probation Department is engaged in intensive processes to advance racial equity. The enduring racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system provide stark evidence of the ...

The population was 85 percent male, 70 percent Black and 77 percent aged 15-17. State law requires juvenile justice facilities to provide educational services to detained youth. DPS policy further ...

If a juvenile is arrested, particularly for an offense that requires detainment under the law, it’s unclear where a youth would be held until arraignment, creating a potential situation where ...