TAMPA — More than 4,300 Florida children in juvenile detention centers spent time in solitary confinement over a 12-month period through June 2018, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Law enforcement officials say Florida's juvenile justice system is putting you and your family in danger. 8 On Your Side Investigator Mahsa Saeidi found flaws in the state's system that releases ...

Some juvenile-justice activists contend that this has allowed companies to try to seek favored status among politicians. Along with other companies, Youth Services International has been a generous ...

Brenda Oakes cried as she worried about the justice system that her adopted 5-year-old daughter may grow up in. Oakes, a Caucasian woman from Lake Worth, was one of about 40 people to attend a comm… ...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (CBS12) — When a child or young adult gets in trouble at home, school, or even breaks the law, it’s often the first sign for parents, teachers, and even the police ...

Recent Herald articles about the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) raise significant concerns about the agency’s operation. Unfortunately, they paint an incomplete picture.

By cross-referencing FDLE, Florida Department of Corrections and Department of Juvenile Justice databases, the Herald found that Florida’s youth corrections programs are sprinkled with hundreds ...