Middle school student repeatedly punches girl in front of cheering kids in brutal on-camera beatdown

The violent beatdown unfolded at Sebastian Middle School, just outside of Jacksonville, back in February but footage of the attack only started circulating widely on social media this week. Read More

In Tacoma, a detention center where people become ‘invisible’

For years, people held in the center have gone on numerous hunger strikes to protest the conditions inside and activists outside ... kids being locked up. We experienced indefinite detention ... Read More

World News

Israeli officials say they didn’t see a strike on a high-level Iranian target in Syria as a provocation, and did not give Washington a heads-up about it until right before it happened. By ... Read More

Inmate at found unresponsive Sumter detention center dies

An inmate in the Sumter County Sheriff's Office Detention Center is dead after he was found unresponsive early Wednesday morning, according to the Sumter County Sheriff's Office. Authorities say ... Read More

Westmoreland County juvenile detention center to reopen today

(KDKA) -- The statewide crisis involving the juvenile justice system takes a step in the right direction today as Westmoreland County's juvenile detention center ... between kids and staff that ... Read More

SLED investigating inmate death at Oconee Co. Detention Center

WALHALLA, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Oconee Sheriff’s Office said an investigation is underway after an inmate was pronounced dead after they were found unresponsive in their cell Saturday morning. Read More

Inmate dies at Oconee Co. Detention Center, ruled homicide

OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – An inmate died early Saturday morning at the Oconee County Detention Center in what is being investigated as a homicide. The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office ... Read More

Mom shares how she changed the way she reminds kids to use their manners

@karaleapior/TikTok When her kids ask her to do something, the 36-year-old says she asks her two daughters, who are 3 and 5, one simple question. "I started saying, 'Are you asking me something?'" ... Read More

This song is our story

Delores would start again, finishing a nursing degree to help others, raise three strong kids, and eventually marry the love of her life. Tears rolled down her face as Delores shared her story and ... Read More

CNN Center in Atlanta is renamed to just 'The Center'

The longtime home of the country’s first 24-hour news network will lose CNN from its name and become “The Center ... spot outside the complex. Chris Eachus, partner at Florida-based ... Read More

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New Safety Technology Being Tested At Oklahoma County Detention Center

The Oklahoma County Detention Center is introducing a new tool they’re hoping will break up fights or de-escalate situations, without injuring inmates or staff. It looks like a regular glove ... Read More