ND: Juvenile Justice
Report: Juvenile Justice Restitution Laws Need Reboot
States like North Dakota need to re-imagine their restitution laws for juvenile offenders, according to a new report, which showed the payments often …
ND Still Hopeful About Juvenile-Justice Reforms
The U.S. has made progress in reducing youth incarceration, but a new national report found there are still issues with confinement. In North Dakota…
Outside of ND Efforts, Federal Overhaul of Juvenile Justice Proposed
FARGO, N.D. -- A bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing a package of bills to make the federal criminal-justice system more fair and age-…
New ND Children's Cabinet Gets its Feet Wet
BISMARCK, N.D. -- A new panel looking at issues facing North Dakota children meets today for only the second time since being formed last year…
Moms are Changing the Juvenile Justice System
BISMARCK, N.D. -- Families in North Dakota and across the nation will be feeling the pain of separation this Mother's Day weekend because of …
Juvenile Justice Reform Group Wants ND Youth Prisons Closed
BISMARCK, N.D. - A juvenile justice reform group wants 80 of the country's oldest and largest youth prisons closed down, including one in North …
Native American Child Wellness Conference Under Way in ND
BISMARCK, N.D. - Hundreds of child-protection workers, teachers and foster parents are expected to be at today's kick off for North Dakota's 15th …
Work Begins on North Dakota "John School"
BISMARCK, N.D. - January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month and there's a move in North Dakota to curb one major cause of the problem…
Report: Parents' Criminal Records Affect 75,000 ND Kids
BISMARCK, N.D. - With the United States leading the world in incarceration rates, criminal-justice reformers are targeting an unintended consequence…
FCC Moves to Slash Pricey Prison Calls
BISMARCK, N.D. - Calls to North Dakota inmates, some of the most expensive in the country, will cost a lot less starting next year thanks to a …