Department of Juvenile Justice

The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice said Friday it has extended until April 30 a ban on visitors to juvenile detention and residential-commitment…

A federal judge Friday rejected a request by the state Department of Juvenile Justice to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the use of solitary confinement for…

Two 13-year-olds and a 16-year-old sued the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice on Thursday, alleging their health and well-being were put in danger…

The Florida Legislature has agreed to allow certain Florida officials to visit the state’s juvenile justice facilities. It’s now heading to the Governor...

Authorities are investigating after a 17-year-old died at a South Florida drug treatment center for delinquent youths.The Miami Herald reports staff…

A Senate committee signed off Tuesday on the confirmation of seven agency heads, including leaders of some of the state's highest-profile departments.The…

The outgoing head of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice says new policies aimed at reducing the rate of incarceration of teens -- which soon…

The chairman of the Senate panel that oversees the budget for criminal and civil justice points to the decline in arrests and delinquency as evidence that…

The state’s Department of Juvenile Justice wants to revamp the way it handles juvenile offenders, the News Service of Florida reports. Secretary Wansley…

After the Palm Beach Post reported last spring that juveniles in youth prisons were getting large doses of antipsychotics, and doctors were getting large…