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May 16, 2013
Letters: Solitary is too cruel for kids

Marsha Levick, Los Angeles Times

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May 15, 2013
Kids-for-cash lawsuits combined into class-action case by federal judge

Scranton Times-Tribune

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May 08, 2013
Jordan Brown could be retried

Patrick O'Shea, Allegheny Times

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April 29, 2013
Is 100 years a life sentence? Opinions are divided

Adam Liptak, The New York Times

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April 26, 2013
Kip Kinkel uses landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling to challenge sentence

Maxine Bernstein, The Oregonian

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April 24, 2013
Law slow to respond to sexting tragedies

Emily Bazelon, Slate

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April 22, 2013
Thousands of youths held in solitary confinement

Michael Brick, Associated Press

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April 18, 2013
Criminalizing children at school

The New York Times Editorial Board

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April 18, 2013
One year later, remembering a young Philadelphian shot for stepping up

Emma Jacobs, WHYY Newsworks

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April 09, 2013
Top court issues final juvenile justice report

Robert Swift, Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice

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April 09, 2013
Iowa Supreme Court hears juvenile parole cases

David Pitt, Associated Press

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April 07, 2013
Juvenile lifer Sharon Wiggins followed court cases in hopes of freedom

Paula Reed Ward, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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April 07, 2013
Inmate Jeffrey Cristina hopes juvenile lifer ruling will set him free

Paula Reed Ward, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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April 03, 2013
Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling brings hope to those convicted of murder as juveniles

Adam Brandolph, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 

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March 30, 2013
Young killers watch courts

Brett Hambright, Lancaster Intelligencer Journal

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March 29, 2013
Undue process: 'Kids for Cash' and 'The Injustice System'

Abbe Smith, The New York Times

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March 27, 2013
Zachary Witman waits for state Supreme Court hearing about resentencing

Teresa Ann Boeckel, York Daily Record

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March 26, 2013
Sharon Wiggins, 62, learned from bad choices

John Morrison, Philadelphia Daily News

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March 26, 2013
Supreme Court: Juvenile killer to get new sentencing

Riley Yates, Allentown Morning Call

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March 08, 2013
Ruling stirs debate on no-parole terms for juveniles convicted of murder

Jeff Eckhoff, Indianapolis Star

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March 07, 2013
'Kids for cash' legal fees sought

Steve Mocarsky, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

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March 01, 2013
Better care for young offenders

Editorial, The New York Times

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February 10, 2013
Teen lifers: New state law bans mandatory life without parole for juveniles convicted of murder

Rick Lee, York Daily Record

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February 02, 2013
'Kids for cash' payments mailed

Terrie Morgan-Besecker, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

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January 31, 2013
Obama Administration to name Bob Listenbee to lead juvenile justice agency

John Kelly, The Chronicle of Social Change

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January 27, 2013
Governor Patrick seeks fewer life terms for youths

Noah Bierman, The Boston Globe

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December 20, 2012
Beaver Falls police find teens, want to charge person who hid them

Taryn Luna, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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December 15, 2012
Cash for kids in 'kids for cash'

Steve Mocarsky, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

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December 11, 2012
Juvie law alterations approved

Terrie Morgan-Besecker, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

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November 25, 2012
Juvenile court as cash cow

David Marston, Philadelphia Inquirer

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November 24, 2012
Juvenile injustice

Editorial, The New York Times

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November 21, 2012
Juvenile life without parole: Massachusetts moves cautiously toward reform

Maggie Mulvihill, New England Center for Investigative Reporting

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November 20, 2012
Particulars of Mericle settlement spelled out

Mark Guydish, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

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November 06, 2012
Attorneys to share $4M in "kids-for-cash" settlement

Dave Janoski, Hazleton Standard Speaker

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November 06, 2012
New initiative seeks to keep juveniles out of trouble by keeping them out of jail

Phillip Lucas, Philadelphia Daily News

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November 04, 2012
Pennsylvania child abuse cases: Pattern of silence

Op-ed by William Ecenbarger, Patriot-News 

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November 04, 2012
New law gives Lancaster County judges discretion in sentencing juvenile killers

Brett Hambright, Intelligencer Journal

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October 30, 2012
Ind. boy in prison for helping kill friend's stepfather at age 12 wants case in juvenile court

Associated Press

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October 29, 2012
Lawyer asks Indiana appeals court to kill plea that sent 12-year-old to prison for 25 years

Robert King, Indianapolis Star

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October 23, 2012
Sexting bill victimizes Pennsylvania teens

Op-ed by Marsha Levick, Harrisburg Patriot-News

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October 23, 2012
Sexting bill punishes, not protects, teens

Letter to the editor, Harrisburg Patriot-News

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October 22, 2012
Life isn't right for juveniles

Editorial, Philadelphia Inquirer

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October 22, 2012
Governor, have mercy: Give juvenile justice a chance in Pennsylvania

Matthew Fleischer, Take Part

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October 21, 2012
Pennsylvania amends juvenile murder sentencing

Maggie Lee, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange

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October 19, 2012
On youth sexting, Pa. and other states act to prosecute, not persecute

Kathy Boccella, Philadelphia Inquirer

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October 18, 2012
Pa. Senate OKs bill to punish kids for sexting

The Associated Press

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October 18, 2012
Juvenile bill goes to governor

Robert Swift, Scranton Times-Tribune

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October 11, 2012
Venango County youth can request transfer to juvenile court

Moriah Balingit, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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October 07, 2012
People can change: Juveniles should not receive life sentences

Op-ed by Cindy Sanford, Harrisburg Patriot-News

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September 25, 2012
For families of victims of juvenile murderers, ruling reopens 'traumatic wounds'

Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News

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September 23, 2012
Other states watch how Pennsylvania handles life terms for juveniles

Moriah Balingit, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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September 19, 2012
Pa. court: College can be told of juvenile record

Patrick Walters, Associated Press

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September 18, 2012
Illinois Supreme Court ruling hailed as win for juveniles

Oliver Ortega, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange

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September 17, 2012
Juvenile offender's record could follow him to college

Emma Jacobs, WHYY Newsworks

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September 17, 2012
Court orders university be notified of child porn charge against student

Christine Maddela and David Chang, NBC Philadelphia

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September 13, 2012
Pa's high court grapples with federal decision on sentencing juveniles

Dana DiFilippo, Philadelphia Daily News

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September 13, 2012
Mandatory life sentences challenged by juvenile offenders

Moriah Balingit, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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September 13, 2012
Juvenile court records could soon follow kids to college

Laurie Mason Schroeder, Bucks County Courier Times

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September 12, 2012
Fates of hundreds of young killers weighed by Pa. high court

Joseph Slobodzian, Philadelphia Inquirer

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September 12, 2012
Pennsylvania high court to make key call on juvenile life sentences

Maggie Lee, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange

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September 12, 2012
Pa. high court revisits juvenile life sentences, some may get shorter sentences

Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press

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September 11, 2012
Ruling of a lifetime: Pa. woman, grown old in prison, could be set free

Dana DiFilippo, Philadelphia Daily News

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September 06, 2012
Juvenile court records can follow kids to college

Peter Hall, Allentown Morning Call

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September 04, 2012
State lawmakers tackle juvenile law overturn

Robert Swift, Scranton Times-Tribune

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August 25, 2012
York County's 'juvenile lifers' all expecting court hearings

Rick Lee, York Daily Record

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August 25, 2012
New fate for young killers?

Riley Yates, Allentown Morning Call

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August 23, 2012
Deadline approaches for PA juveniles to appeal life sentences

Cherri Gregg, CBS News Philadelphia

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August 21, 2012
Juvenile lifers have until Friday to appeal sentences

Dana DiFilippo, Philadelphia Daily News

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August 17, 2012
Jailed young, inmates seek a new day in court

Elizabeth Fiedler, NPR's All Things Considered

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August 15, 2012
Pennsylvania is battleground for implementing Supreme Court ruling on young lifers

Elizabeth Fiedler, WHYY Newsworks

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August 13, 2012
Gateway to adult court for young defendants slowly closing

Maggie Lee, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange

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August 11, 2012
De facto life without parole

Editorial, The New York Times

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August 10, 2012
Report: Progress on juvenile justice, problems remain

Maggie Clark, Stateline

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August 08, 2012
Report finds states pulling back from tough laws of '80s, '90s

Natalie Krebs and Eric Ferkenhoff, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange

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August 08, 2012
Court to get pivotal cases on juveniles

Adam Brandolph, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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August 08, 2012
Addressing juvenile justice concerns in response to the Shelby County Investigation

Tracy Russo, Department of Justice's Justice Blog

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August 07, 2012
Teen killer files appeal in 1976 case

Brett Hambright, Intelligencer Journal

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August 05, 2012
What about juvenile lifers?

Matthew Mangino, The Vindicator

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August 05, 2012
States dodge Supreme Court ruling against life sentences for minors

Matt Bewig, AllGov

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July 27, 2012
14-year-old convicted of Easton murder should only face 40 years in prison, attorneys argue

Tom Shortell, The Express-Times

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July 27, 2012
States reconsider juvenile life sentences

Maggie Clark, Stateline

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July 26, 2012
New law revokes second chance for teens with sex offenses

Samantha Melamed, Philadelphia City Paper

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July 26, 2012
In the wake of high court ruling, a reprieve for juvenile lifers?

Scott Michels, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange

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July 18, 2012
Frustrated by Supreme Court ruling, Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad acts to keep teen killers behind bars

Isolde Raftery, NBC News

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July 07, 2012
'Juvenile lifer' set to seek overturn

Terrie Morgan-Besecker, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

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July 03, 2012
High court ruling could affect two local murder cases

Les Stewart, Lebanon Daily News

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July 02, 2012
Philadelphia man, sentenced to life as teen, seeks release

The Associated Press

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July 01, 2012
Supreme Court ruling means overhaul of juvenile cases

Moriah Balingit, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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July 01, 2012
Father forced to relive son's brutal slaying in wake of Supreme Court ruling

Jane Musgrave, The Palm Beach Post

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June 30, 2012
States left to deal with juvenile life-sentence ruling

Bobby Kerlik and Rich Cholodofsky, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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June 29, 2012
Even roofers' scandal didn't budge the judges

Chris Mondics, Philadelphia Inquirer

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June 29, 2012
6 teen killers have appealed life terms

Brett Hambright, Lancaster Intelligencer Journal

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June 27, 2012
Supreme Court's ruling on life terms for juveniles will help many in Pennsylvania

Karen Heller, Philadelphia Inquirer

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June 26, 2012
Required life sentences for juveniles outlawed by Supreme Court

Moriah Balingit, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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June 26, 2012
High Court gives some jailed as teens hope of freedom

Andrew Stern, Reuters

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June 26, 2012
Sentencing ruling reflects rethinking on juvenile justice

Ethan Bronner, The New York Times

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June 25, 2012
Sentenced to life as a juvenile, he hopes ruling means freedom

Dana DiFilipo, Philadelphia Daily News

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June 25, 2012
U.S. Supreme Court ruling likely affects Easton teen's life sentence for murder

Nicole Radzievich, Allentown Morning Call

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June 25, 2012
Justices bar mandatory life terms for juveniles

Carrie Johnson, NPR's All Things Considered

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June 15, 2012
YOUTHadelphia announces $85,000 in grants

The Philadelphia Foundation press release

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June 04, 2012
Revised court rules protect juveniles

Ben Present, The Legal Intelligencer

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June 01, 2012
One teen's fate: The math of a 100-year sentence

Teresa Chin, Youth Radio/Youth Media International

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May 31, 2012
Foster children's school records would be more accessible to social workers under new bill

Kelli Kennedy, The Huffington Post

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May 30, 2012
Child trauma in public sector focus of symposium

Hilary Hurd Anyaso, Northwestern University News Center

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May 25, 2012
Facebook app puts public inside foster care system

Clay Duda, Youth Today

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May 23, 2012
Juvenile shackling bill goes to governor

Robert Swift, Pottsville Republican

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May 21, 2012
Proposal gives older foster kids better shot at positive outcome

Ron Williams, Scranton Times-Tribune

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May 17, 2012
Justice Department releases final rule to prevent, detect and respond to prison rape

Press release from the Department of Justice

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May 15, 2012
Juvenile offenders sentenced to life can face harsher treatment than adults: Report

Trymaine Lee, Huffington Post

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May 09, 2012
Throwaway people: Will teens sent to die in prison get a second chance?

Liliana Segura, The Nation

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May 03, 2012
Fostering independence through the Education Act

Op-ed by Erin Maloney, Chester County Daily Local News

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April 26, 2012
Victims' rights op-ed panders to public fears

Letter to the editor by Robert Schwartz, Patriot-News

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April 23, 2012
Road back to school is rocky for ex-offenders

Jaclyn Zubrzycki, Education Week

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April 20, 2012
Cruel and unusual—a test case

George Will, The Washington Post

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April 11, 2012
Kids-for-cash saga far from complete

Op-ed, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

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April 09, 2012
Don't handcuff juvie court reform

Op-ed, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

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April 09, 2012
Governor Corbett signs new laws in aftermath of kids-for-cash

Dave Bohman, WNEP

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April 04, 2012
Juvenile counsel bill goes to governor

Robert Swift, Hazleton Standard-Speaker

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April 04, 2012
Judge rules 14-year-old Brown must stay in detention

Sadie Gurman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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March 28, 2012
House, Senate approve juvenile justice bills

Robert Swift, Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice

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March 28, 2012
Hearing on Jordan Brown's release set for today

Eric Poole, Beaver County Times

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March 20, 2012
Marsha Levick: Why juveniles deserve a second chance

Point/Counterpoint, Allentown Morning Call

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March 20, 2012
US Supreme Court questions if juvenile killers should be given a second chance

John Kelly, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange

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March 19, 2012
US Supreme Court to hear key juvenile cases on Tuesday

John Kelly and Ryan Schill, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange

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March 19, 2012
Don't put juveniles in jail for life

Laurence Steinberg, Special to CNN

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March 18, 2012
Juvenile justice legislation on tap for House, Senate

Robert Swift, Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice

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March 14, 2012
Juveniles don't deserve life sentences

Op-ed by Gail Garinger, The New York Times

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March 09, 2012
Foster youth need help past 18

Op-ed by Mark Courtney, Patriot-News

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March 03, 2012
After scandal, new rules for juveniles in Pa. courts

Joel Rose, NPR

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February 29, 2012
Mericle lawsuits settlement gets preliminary approval

Terrie Morgan-Besecker, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

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February 28, 2012
Corruption in the courts and abusive teen rehab centers

Janet Parker, OpEdNews.com

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February 25, 2012
Newspapers won't appeal closing of boy's homicide trial

Staff, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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February 23, 2012
Foster care: Corbett's plan would be a win-win situation

Patriot-News Editorial Board

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February 23, 2012
Superior court bans public from 14-year-old's murder trial

Bill Vidonic, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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February 21, 2012
Fostering support

Editorial, York Dispatch

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February 20, 2012
Foster care support could be extended in Pennsylvania

Rebekah Zook, Essential Public Radio

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February 16, 2012
Advocates, experts blast welfare drug testing bill at hearing

Gloria Tatum, Atlanta Progressive News

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February 16, 2012
Superior Court to hear arguments in Jordan Brown case

Sadie Gurman, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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February 14, 2012
Governor seeking to benefit foster youth and taxpayers

Yvonne P. Mazzulo, Examiner.com

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February 07, 2012
Juvenile Law Center and Georgetown University Center for Juvenile Justice Reform announce inaugural Information Sharing Certificate Program

Georgetown University Center for Juvenile Justice Reform website

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January 19, 2012
Attorneys petition state court for Jordan Brown to be released

Eric Poole, Beaver County Times

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January 19, 2012
Legal representation required in Pennsylvania juvenile courts, says state's high court

Ryan Schill, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange

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January 19, 2012
Senate approves juvenile reform bill

Robert Swift, Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice

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January 15, 2012
Book 'Kids for Cash' focuses on children

Mark Guydish, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

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January 13, 2012
Juvenile court rules approved

Staff, Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice

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January 09, 2012
Paying a price, long after the crime

Op-ed, Alfred Blumstein and Kiminori Nakamura, The New York Times

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January 07, 2012
Child-on-child sex abuse poses complex challenges

David Crary, The Associated Press

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January 06, 2012
Attorneys want Powell, centers liable

Terrie Morgan-Besecker, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

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January 06, 2012
Juvie operator fights deal

Terrie Morgan-Besecker, Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

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January 05, 2012
Special judge finishes review of cases decided by "kids for cash" ex-judge

Mary Wilson, WITF

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January 04, 2012
Children's issues: Task force should not become political

Patriot-News Editorial Board

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December 11, 2011
An epidemic of expulsions

Susan Ferriss, iWatch News

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December 07, 2011
Panel advances juvenile abuses bill

Robert Swift, Scranton Times-Tribune

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December 05, 2011
Sending of sexual images by minors isn't as prevalent as expected, study finds

Anahad O'Connor, The New York Times

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December 05, 2011
State house to close Pennsylvania Megan's Law loopholes

John L. Micek, The Morning Call

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November 21, 2011
Judge to decide how teen is tried

Ben Finley, Bucks County Courier Times

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November 20, 2011
Arrested development: Owen Welty was a 13-year-old when he entered Missouri's justice system

Isaac Wolf, Scripps Howard News Service

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November 18, 2011
Legislation is overdue to protect children's rights

Marsha Levick, Harrisburg Patriot-News

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November 14, 2011
The Protect Our Children Committee urges Gov. Corbett to create a Child Protection and Accountability Task Force

News release, The Protect Our Children Committee

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November 10, 2011
Right issue in DA election

Editorial, Scranton Times-Tribune

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November 07, 2011
Life sentences for juveniles will be subject to U.S. Supreme Court review

Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Service

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November 04, 2011
18-month sentence for Powell, kids-for-cash financier and star witness

Michael Sisak and Patrick Sweet, Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice

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October 26, 2011
Lawyer added to defense of 14-year-old homicide suspect

Bill Vidonic, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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October 20, 2011
Senate approves juvenile bill

Robert Swift, Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice

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October 18, 2011
Legislators trying to rework laws to account for sexting

Joelle Farrell, Philadelphia Inquirer

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