Nearly twenty years ago, the Odessa American introduced the community to a determined young man trekking across the state of Texas in a lawnmower to benefit St. Jude’s Ranch for Children. Now a ...

We hear a lot about juvenile offenders when they commit a crime — and again, when they're sentenced to spend the rest of their lives in prison. But not much is known about what happens after the ...

Too many children are going to jail in Maryland, a change in the juvenile justice system is necessary for their survival.

Legislation signed by the governor allows prosecutors to request a hearing to certify a young person as an adult and ...