Juvenile Courts

(March 23, 2007)--The former principal at a West Texas youth jail linked to sexual abuse allegations denies he had any part in the scandal. John Paul Hernandez told the San Antonio Express-News the scandal has been "torture." more on juvenile courts...

Plumbers who do work for under $500 would be exempt from licensing requirements under legislation heading for the governor's consideration. more on juvenile courts...

Colorado lawmakers who want to make it harder for citizens to change the state constitution are seizing a "political window" created by Capitolwide loathing of the new ethics amendment. more on juvenile courts...

The House Judiciary Committee on Thursday rejected a proposal that would create a committee to dole out funds to drug-court programs. A member of a state judges organization said it was unconstitutional and would suck funds from existing programs. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition) more on juvenile courts...

An off-duty Cook County sheriff's police deputy and a man with whom she lived were found shot to death this morning in their South Shore neighborhood apartment on Chicago's Southeast Side, police said. more on juvenile courts...