After decades of bipartisan reforms that prioritized rehabilitation over punishment, states are moving back toward ...

Clark County’s Children’s Justice Center, which advocates for abused children in the justice system and prosecutes perpetrators, is facing a serious budget shortfall. At the heart of the crisis are ...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., is again pushing a bipartisan measure addressing how juvenile crime victims are treated in the criminal justice system. Westerman of Hot Springs ...

Wilfredo Sequeiros, 60, has multiple active criminal cases against him in Harris County, most of which involve alleged sex ...

About half of the people serving time in state prisons are parents, according to the Prison Policy Initiative. State child advocates said resources run few and far between communities where children ...