RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — As Virginia reconsiders how it incarcerates kids, a new report reveals startling new data about the cost and effectiveness of the Commonwealth’s Juvenile Correctional Facilities. It’s a controversial topic 8News has been investigating for months. $42…

Open Forum Author: Liz Buchanan On April 20, the Virginia General Assembly and Gov. Terry McAuliffe agreed to spend about $40 million on a new juvenile prison in Chesapeake. This money was allocated despite research that overwhelmingly shows that jailing…

  VIRGINIA’S JUVENILE prisons are failing all of us. The young people coming out of these prisons are worse off for the time they spent there. Their families are stressed and broken by the separation from their children and the…

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia lawmakers on Tuesday heard from a group of young students who want to reform the juvenile justice system. Students like 8th Grader Kasia Carrington, who says, “we are trying to make a difference for the…

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - In Monday's 1 on 1, Jeree Thomas, an attorney with the Legal Aid Justice Center in Richmond discusses proposed changes to Virginia's Juvenile Justice System. Click here to see more.