In an effort to reduce overcrowding in South Carolina’s juvenile jail, senators advanced a bill Thursday that would require counties to pay more for each teenager detained.

A report from a state oversight agency has laid bare the ongoing challenges at the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice as the agency has struggled to turn itself around following a ...

South Carolina lawmakers say their work investigating the state’s one-point-eight *billion-dollar mystery – and figuring out what consequences should come from it – is not over.

Williamston Police Department discovered two firearms at Anderson District 1 and 2 Career and Technology Center.

South Carolina prosecutors have filed court documents ... in court that the boy be evaluated by the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice, lawyers in the case said. That evaluation is required ...

“It is not good when the chief justice of South Carolina must embark on a treasure hunt to find how many DSS matters are heard, how many DJJ hearings are there. Why is it that the judicial branch is ...

Police said the 17-year-old suspect was arrested and will be transported to the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice in Columbia.According to officers, the suspect was not a student from ...

Update: Ruby was located safe on 1/28 and transported to South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice. Laurens County Sheriff's Office said they cannot comment on juvenile charges. Previous story ...

Joseph Co. (DJJ) scrapyards. “This project has been transformative,” Scrap Dragon CEO Adam Blick says. “Not only did we modernize a mission-critical platform for DJJ, but we also showcased Scrap ...