Juvenile Justice: The War Within

  • Auditor finds safety, security problems

    Two life-threatening conditions were among more than 36 deficiencies documented in a May 4 security audit of the Alexander Youth Services Center.

  • Kids, chaos and cover-ups

    She had waited all week to visit him. He was the youngest of her eight children. He had gotten into trouble, charged with theft by receiving and possession of …

  • Wilderness camp woes

    THE DOG LYING on the porch in the summer heat slowly raises his head, glances briefly with annoyed brown eyes at the visitor and resumes his siesta.

  • State's woes with children worry judges

    Several juvenile court judges in Arkansas said Monday that they are troubled by problems with the state's juvenile justice system.

  • Closing ends '94 pact on NLR jail

    Politicians hailed the 1994 deal to use the North Little Rock jail as a center for juvenile offenders as a cost-saving measure to help the city and the state.

  • Abuse report: Governor told in '97

    Documents contained in an Arkansas State Police report show that Gov. Mike Huckabee was briefed as early as August 1997 of reports of abuse at the Youth Servic…

  • School of last chances

    When the discussion turns to drugs and alcohol in Rick Mattick's second-hour health class, most students have years' worth of war stories to tell.

  • Tangles, troubles: Time for change

    The sobs from the boy echoed off the concrete walls and down the windowless halls where hope had given way to despair.

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