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Brown, legislators tussle over proposed closure of last three youth facilities

New director: Georgia's youth prisons troubled by guard turnover, workers having sex with wards and more violent population

A new federal report recommends serious study, reconsideration of imprisoning youths as adults

A Supreme Court decision means thousands will be eligible to get hearings for new sentences for crimes committed as minors.

California bucks trend; politics or money to blame?

New report: Minors in 'solitary' hallucinate, harm themselves

Massachusetts moves cautiously toward reform.

Federal investigation found black youths in Tennessee county put into adult system more than white youths

Georgia changed law covering juvenile offenses, but recidivism remains high