Children no longer would be arrested for such minor violations of zero tolerance polices as bringing plastic butter knives to school, drawing pictures of guns or throwing an eraser under measures moving through the Florida Legislature. ...more

March 25, 2009

It was checkbook time for the 10 students in the PACE Center for Girls classroom. ...more

March 6, 2009

It was checkbook time for the 10 students in the PACE Center for Girls classroom. ...more

February 28, 2009

It's a sad and appalling fact that children were routinely beaten and abused while in custody at Florida's old training schools for juvenile offenders. ...more

December 15, 2008

Ten models will strut down the runway at this year's PACE Center for Girls Inc. of Pasco County's third annual Fashion Show. ...more

September 20, 2008

A South Shore-based organization wants to catch up to area youths before they fall into a life of crime. To that end, Youth Environmental Services will host an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at its headquarters. The goal of the organization is to treat and rehabilitate delinquent males ages 14 to 18 and to prevent them from entering the criminal justice system. ...more

August 12, 2008

It's cut-and-dry and easy at the Avon Park Youth Academy, if you do what you are supposed to do, according to a 17-year-old from Orlando. ...more

July 11, 2008

In yet another wave of generosity, the Community Foundation of Greater Sun City Center awarded just less than $65,000 in grants June 13. ...more

June 25, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist named Democratic state Rep. Frank Peterman Jr. to lead the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. ...more

February 9, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - Gov. Charlie Crist this morning named Democratic state Rep. Frank Peterman to lead the troubled Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. ...more

February 8, 2008