juvenile crime

The move comes as the state struggles with growing demand for space at its juvenile corrections facilities amidst a spike in crime among young people.

Officials say the goal of the new facility is to ease pressure on existing facilities as the state grapples with rising crime among young people.

The attorney for a Black man serving a virtual life sentence for shootings he committed at 17 has asked the Washington Supreme Court to reconsider a split ruling that upheld his sentence. The attorney says the leniency the court granted white defendants in similar situations reveals racial bias.

It can be difficult for anyone who’s been incarcerated to readjust to life after getting out. A bill working its way through the Legislature would allow…

If you were charged with shoplifting or another minor criminal offense as a teenager, you shouldn’t have to pay for it for the rest of your life.That’s…