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Following reports of abuse, the state Department of Children, Youth, and Families said it would bring back nearly 100 Washington youth by the end of September.

Chief Carmen Best's resignation must not distract from the work of overhauling public safety and investing in Black communities.

With one group home losing a state contract after turning away infected youth, operators at other homes fear state retaliation.

Young people too often waive their Miranda rights during encounters with law enforcement. We need to fix that.

Young adults aging out of foster care face unique challenges in normal times, say advocates. Now, they face even greater risks.

Seeing their children in person may put parents, as well as foster families and social workers, at risk, but can the state stop them?

The state Legislature approved nearly $16 million in new funding last week, but the effort may come up short in fixing an overwhelmed system.

The county named for Martin Luther King Jr. is investing vast amounts of money in a facility intended to incarcerate children.