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Unable to practice social distancing. Unsanitary conditions. Insufficient access to soap and water for

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Malik Pickett, Esq.,

Amid the COVID-19 public health crisis, the Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task Force meeting scheduled for April 8, 2020 is officially cancelled.  We remain committed to ensuring

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Cathy Moffa, MSS, MLSP and Marcía Hopkins, MSW,

Juvenile Law Center and its Youth Advocacy Program have been working remotely for over 3 weeks since the Philadelphia shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. We

Today, 34 organizations and individuals dedicated to the health and safety of Philadelphia’s youth signed onto a letter imploring Philadelphia Mayor James Kenney, Philadelphia City

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Malik Pickett, Staff Attorney,

Stakeholders throughout Pennsylvania have an opportunity to help shape reform by responding to a new juvenile justice taskforce appointed by Governor Tom Wolf and working

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Currently, juvenile courts in Maryland impose harmful fines and fees on youth involved in the juvenile justice system. When young people or their families

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Juvenile Law Center,
These task force meetings will take place on a monthly basis, and Juvenile Law Center will be monitoring the process closely.