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Mario Monteiro, namesake of “Mario’s Law,” is advocating for Representative Julie Casimiro’s bill, which comes after ...

JEFFERSON CITY — More minors will end up behind bars under a bill aimed at reducing juvenile repeat offenders, the director of the Missouri State Public Defender warned state lawmakers Tuesday. View ...

Proposed legislation in Kansas cracks open state guidelines to allow courts to sentence any kid deemed an offender to juvenile prison, reversing a decade-old effort to treat youth incarceration as a ...

More than a decade ago, I walked into the Challenger Memorial Youth Center in Los Angeles County to gather data for a lawsuit related to their “failure to provide an adequate education to detained ...

Jurors found that five juvenile officers in Sedgwick County either used excessive force on Cedric “C.J.” Lofton or failed to ...

New Delhi: Two murder convicts serving life sentences in a Jaipur jail have been granted a parole to get married after they fell in love with each other while being behind bars. Priya Seth, 34, is ...

A new bill introduced at the Rhode Island State House would, if passed, eliminate the possibility of life without parole for ...

ALBANY – Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado embarked on a “State of the People” listening tour this week, but one of the New Yorkers he took the time to hear out was a former member of the Black Liberation Army ...

Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom has introduced Assembly Bill 1659 to support the continuation of education for ...

New Kids on the Block is taking fans on a nostalgic journey as the music icons gear up for a string of highly anticipated shows. The '80s pop sensation is set for another Las Vegas residency, bringing ...

Rob and Michele Singer Reiner's son, 32, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder with a special allegation of using a knife Kevin Winter/GA/The Hollywood Reporter/Getty; Mona Shafer ...