New Laws Prohibit Extreme Sentencing, Bar Incarceration of Youth in Adult Prisons, and Set a Minimum Age of 12 for Prosecution ...we are creating a justice system that sees children as they are: still ...

Children aged 14 and above will face adult sentences in adult court if caught committing violent crimes such as home ...

The child’s mother reportedly texted Christopher Scholtes to remind him to stop leaving their children in the car ...

The bill would permit children convicted of serious offences to be tried in adult courts, removing youth-specific judicial ...

A Virginia man who exploited children in a scheme to blackmail an adult is going away for a long time, authorities announced. Virginia Beach resident Justin Whichard, 24, has been sentenced to 25 ...

Children as young as 14 face the possibility of life in prison for committing violent crimes under plans to beef up ...

Adults who recruit children into gangs in Victoria could face life in prison under a tough new crackdown. The Victorian government will “significantly” increase the maximum penalty for recruiting a ...

Wellington Dickens III was arrested last week after the bodies of four of his children were found at his Johnston County home.