Reports show Black, Native American and Latino youth are more likely to be transferred to adult court, subjected to harsher penalties and left with records that follow them into adulthood.

A lawsuit over the death of an 11-year-old California girl who was allegedly tortured and starved by her adoptive family has reached a settlement.

Elisha S. Marsh, 57, was sentenced on Friday to nearly 16 years to life in prison for sexually assaulting a child relative.

A recent Oregon Court of Appeals ruling has upended criminal cases lodged against parents whose young children tested ...

A State College man pleaded guilty and was sentenced Thursday to three decades in prison for what a federal prosecutor described as a manipulative and devious scheme to sexually exploit autistic and ...

In a perplexing move, the Washington State Sentencing Guidelines Commission voted 7-2-3 last month to recommend lighter sentences for adults convicted of attempting sexual exploitation of minors ...