...development center in connection with the theft of state funds.Avery D. Niles, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice said Monday the arrest followed an internal investigation into deposits of corrections staff meal sales...

...inappropriate relationships with residents and distribution of contraband.The fifth new commissioner of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice since 2010, Niles has pledged to correct existing problems and strengthen safety and security practices...

...Youth Development Campus was injured and hospitalized after a fight in a residence unit Sunday, the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice announced Monday.The fight occurred between two male inmates, and no other youths residing in the...

The interim director of the troubled Augusta Youth Development Campus was suspended with pay Wednesday and a lieutenant was fired, Department of Juvenile Justice spokesman Jim Shuler said.

...Tuesday and the selection of a full-time director was expected soon.Avery Niles, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, said in a statement Monday night that Melvin Womble had been removed from his duties.Womble, former...

Melvin Womble has been named acting director of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice's Youth Development Campus in Augusta, effective immediately, the state agency announced Wednesday.As acting director, Womble...

The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice announced the creation of a website where people can report suspicious activities at the state's youth detention centers and court-services offices.

ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice has satisfied federal auditors that it no longer requires intensive monitoring, members of the state agency's board learned...

...Youth Development Campus the day after a youth was beaten to death in his cell has been fired.The Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice confirmed the termination of Capt. Victor Martin, who had been suspended with pay since Nov. 10...

ATLANTA - The commissioner of the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice assured Augusta lawmakers Tuesday that her department and the GBI are doing everything they can to investigate the November death...