SANTA CRUZ COUNTY began a $23 million renovation of its juvenile hall this week despite a declining population and shorter stays for detainees.  The ...

A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to 135 years in prison after he sexually abused a young boy from Washington Parish.

For the past few weeks, Kendrick Rochelle has been going to Washington’s overcrowded youth prison in Chehalis to build relationships with the young men held there.

Nearly a decade ago, New Orleans officials hailed their new jail as a harbinger of change.