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Juvenile Law Center advocates for rights, dignity, equity and opportunity for youth in the child welfare and justice systems.
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2d ago
Four years ago, a task force was put together to look at the juvenile justice system ..read more
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2d ago
Three years after a bipartisan multi-stakeholder Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task Force issued pressing recommendations to reform the juvenile justice system, youth in Pennsylvania still desperately ..read more
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1w ago
A former chief judge of Delaware's Family Court argues that imposing fines and fees on juvenile offenders undermines their potential to become productive, law-abiding adults ..read more
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3w ago
The State Correctional Institution Phoenix, in a bucolic corner of Montgomery County, is a maximum-security men’s prison. But a 48-bed unit on the grounds of ..read more
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3w ago
I have been a youth advocate for children in the justice system for eight years now. Pennsylvania has had so many different scandals and stories ..read more
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3w ago
Amid media reports about juvenile offenders, politicians rush to appear tough on crime. It is said that the definition of insanity is doing the same ..read more
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2M ago
For a decade, the Swampscott criminal appeals attorney has represented Sheldon Mattis, the defendant ..read more
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2M ago
Despite the city's new law, DHS acknowledges it’s still keeping the money meant for foster kids — about $1.3 million in Social Security benefits for ..read more
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2M ago
Today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court categorically barred life without parole sentences for individuals aged 18 to 20 convicted of first-degree murder.   ..read more
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3M ago
Philly ski mask ban becomes law without Kenney's signature — A bill to ban ski masks in public places in Philadelphia became law this week. The bill passed with overwhelming support ..read more