Los Angeles County has agreed to pay $2_7 million to a teenager who was attacked by at least six other young people at a ...

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County officials on Tuesday approved a $4 billion payout to settle nearly 7,000 claims of sexual abuse in juvenile ... foster care and juvenile detention facilities.

The county Board of Supervisors Tuesday unanimously approved a $4 billion settlement of more than 6,800 claims of sexual abuse allegedly perpetrated in juvenile facilities or foster care as far ...

“Officers at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall have a duty to ensure the safety and well-being of those under their care,” Attorney ... proposing in our juvenile facilities,” the Probation ...

TIRUCHY: The number of children housed in child care institutions (CCIs ... noted a steady rise in cases reported under the Juvenile Justice Act, particularly child marriage.

creating a pressing ethical dilemma for health care institutions whose mission is fundamentally to promote health and wellbeing. In a climate hostile to immigrants, policymakers have already ...

A set of lawsuits was filed Wednesday by people who claim they were sexually abused inside Pennsylvania juvenile detention and treatment facilities ... children in its care through decades ...

The Capital District Juvenile Secure ... opportunities to provide care for physical or mental health issues youth may have when they are admitted to detention facilities,” the audit states.

(AP Photo/Mark Scolforo, File) A set of lawsuits was filed Wednesday by people who claim they were sexually abused inside Pennsylvania juvenile ... facilities because the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ...

Two state juvenile detention facilities in Washington are once again ... “This resolution will help ensure juvenile offenders receive the care and supervision they require.

A U.S. Department of Justice investigation into facilities run by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department ... and services to the youth in our care and the communities of Texas we protect.

Over more than 70 pages, the Department of Justice's report details how an investigation found Texas juvenile facilities failed to protect children in their care from harm and sexual abuse.