The grand ideal of U.S. juvenile courts is that errant children are best handled by informal “civil” proceedings rather than stigmatized by criminal trials. In theory, youngsters cannot be ...

Knox County Criminal Court Judge Tim Irwin appointed a representative to the board who lacks detention center experience.

From left: Ashley Anderson of Boston, Kellsey Forest of Dorchester, Nikolas Reeder of Boston, Kaitlyn Drenckpohl of Boston, ...