juvenile justice

A bill requiring kids who are charged with certain offenses to be imprisoned for up to two days is nearing final passage in the Kentucky Legislature. Judges and advocates worry the policy would hurt kids, but supporters say it would keep communities safe.

Gov. Andy Beshear signed 29 more bills into law on Thursday, including a measure doing away with Kentucky’s automatic transfer law, which requires minors…

The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet and the Department of Juvenile Justice are launching a new incentive fund for local programs that supervise…

Margie Beitz’s son had been gone nearly two weeks when she decided to file a court petition labeling him a runaway.She and her husband were blindsided by…

One year ago today, 16-year-old Gynnya McMillen died alone in a locked room inside a Kentucky juvenile detention center.Her death, the first in a Kentucky…

MSU department of psychology faculty member Dr. Michael Bordieri and Tracy Ross compare and contrast living conditions in juvenile detention facilities to…

Hopkinsville area educators, social workers, law enforcement and members of the criminal justice system met Tuesday night at the local Boys and Girls Club…

In a demonstration at the state Capitol on Thursday, activists called on Gov. Matt Bevin to make reforms to the state’s juvenile detention system after…