Illinois has one of the nation’s worst problems with child sex abuse at juvenile detention centers, attorneys representing ...

Boardman is a longtime volunteer with Kairos Prison Ministry International, a Christian-based program that brings small-group fellowship, testimony and support into correctional facilities around ...

A 15-year-old Fridley boy waived certification to adult court Wednesday and pleaded guilty in the October fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man in St. Paul’s North End neighborhood.

Two Hastings teenagers charged in a May crash that put a woman in a coma are asking that all or part of their cases be ...

The University of Nebraska is addressing a shortage of lawyers who represent the state's most vulnerable children, especially ...

In a major step toward improving legal support for vulnerable children and families, the University of Nebraska Board of ...

These six Huskers have something to prove this fall, including one backup lineman who just might start Week 1.

The UN Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture (SPT) expressed concern Friday after visiting Peru, where it observed serious issues, such as prison overcrowding and lengthy pretrial detention. It ...

An Iowa county accused the construction company tabbed to build Nebraska's new $350 million prison of exhibiting "complete ...

Multiple wide receivers, a defensive linemen with a unique story and blue-chip linebacker recruit are among the seven freshmen to watch in Nebraska football's training camp.

A Norfolk teenager was sentenced Thursday to a year in prison for an assault that left a YMCA employee with permanent eye ...

More than a year after Nebraska’s executive branch shunned legislative oversight of the state’s troubled prison and child welfare systems in a violation of state law, the Legislature moved ...