Florida Department of Juvenile Justice

A Jacksonville-based nonprofit that helps keep girls out of jail is expanding into Georgia as it celebrates its 35th anniversary. The PACE Center for…

Thursday on First Coast Connect we spoke with Florida Times-Union reporter Tessa Duvall on her report looking into how children in Florida’s juvenile…

The number of juvenile arrests in Northeast Florida has dropped by more than a quarter over the past five years. A new report from the Florida Department…

There’s something universally jarring about the sound of shackles. It’s slow and, while high-pitched, carries a timbre of gloom.It’s especially unnerving…

TALLAHASSEE (The News Service of Florida) — A decade into a dispute about how to divvy up the costs of detaining young offenders, the Florida Department…

Governor Rick Scott has approved a measure reforming Florida’s juvenile justice system. He signed the bill into law on the same day he bid farewell to...

WFSU’s Sascha Cordner sat down with outgoing Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Secretary Wansley Walters, who will be retiring in a month from her...

An ongoing fight between Florida’s counties and the state Department of Juvenile Justice is expected to continue during a hearing next week,...

It was supposed to be a meeting between the State Attorney Angela Corey and members of the Jacksonville Clergy to address the county’s civil citation…

A Florida school district reached an agreement with the NAACP and law enforcement to reassess tough "zero tolerance" guidelines. Non-violent misdemeanors — like alcohol and marijuana possession — will be dealt with by schools instead of police.