juvenile detention

The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office and Kansas Bureau of Investigations continue to investigate the death of a teen who died while in custody earlier this week.

A corrections worker in Sedgwick County has a streak he hopes will last a little bit longer.Rodney Pelly has maintained a perfect work attendance record…

A state audit of Kansas’s only juvenile corrections facility uncovered allegations of violence between staff members and sexual relationships between...

The Kansas Department of Corrections has reassigned the superintendent of the state's juvenile corrections complex after he allegedly grabbed and shoved a…

Last year, 54 minors in Sedgwick County ended up in juvenile correctional facilities. A new grant from the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) would…

Efforts to repeal major juvenile justice reforms passed in Kansas last year appear to have stalled.The law passed last year is aimed at rehabilitating…

As they gavel in Monday for the 2017 session, Kansas legislators are considering delaying juvenile justice reforms enacted last year.Last year’s bill was…

Gov. Sam Brownback has signed into law legislation that overhauls the juvenile justice system in Kansas. The changes will allow more low-risk juvenile…

Kansas currently ranks in the bottom 10 states when it comes to incarceration rates among juveniles. A growing number of people throughout Kansas want to…

Shawnee County has started feeding its juvenile inmates more after finding their behavior improves when portion sizes increase.As a test, in July, the…