The Youth Advocate Programs started in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and celebrated its 50th anniversary this year. More than 100 ...

During his visit to Blair County on Wednesday, we asked Governor Shapiro about his thoughts on the Department of Corrections’ proposal to close the Rockview sta ...

CENTRE COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — The head of the state prison system says they want to hear from the public in response to the announcement that they may close the Rockview state prison and the ...

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office recently celebrated the third graduating class of the Job Readiness Boot Camp for female inmates at the Lee County Jail. The program, led by Melinda Marsh, equips ...

Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration plans to reopen the Jetson Center for Youth in Baker (pictured above) later this year. The juvenile justice facility was shut down over a decade ago. (Julie O ...

CAMP HILL, Pa. — A maintenance worker at a Camp Hill apartment complex has been accused of groping a juvenile coworker, Lower Allen Township Police claim in charging documents. Angel Antonio ...

Thirty Los Angeles based correctional officers held 'gladiator'-style fights between detainees inside a juvenile hall, a bombshell indictment has alleged. Officers looking after youths kept ...

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LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — A Lancaster man was sentenced to seven to 25 years in state prison after he pleaded no contest to repeatedly raping a juvenile for years. Judge Jeffrey Conrad sentenced ...