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"Getting a review at all, meanwhile, is “exceedingly difficult”, Marsha Levick, the deputy director and chief counsel of the Juvenile Law Center told Newsweek

"Democrats and Republicans rolled out a plan Tuesday to close Lincoln Hills School for Boys by July 2020 and open teen lockups around Wisconsin — some run by counties

“Closing Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake is the right move,” Jessica Feierman, associate director of Juvenile Law Center, said in a press statement. “However, we

"Delaware makes it harder than almost any other state in America to get juvenile criminal records wiped clean or sealed from public view, according to

The Wisconsin State Assembly introduced bipartisan legislation in the Wisconsin Capitol to close Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake. The move comes after years of federal and state investigations into the facilities, and a class action lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Wisconsin and Juvenile Law Center, with pro-bono assistance from Quarles & Brady. The suit successfully resulted in a preliminary injunction this past summer meant to halt the unconstitutional use of solitary confinement and other inhumane conditions and practices.  

"Delaware's expungement policies are ranked second to last in a national study by Juvenile Law Center."

“Stakeholders, through the development of an advisory council, took the time to do a careful plan for implementation and establish guiding principles and goals for

"In December, WHYY content partner The Philadelphia Public School Notebook released an edition dedicated to the issues youth in foster care face in school. Juvenile