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Layne Dowdall, Jos Fox and Chloe Johnson, https://kidsimprisoned.news21.com/solitary-confinement-kids/ •

Isolation. Timeout. Lockdown. The hole.

Solitary confinement goes by many names, and it can be employed as arbitrarily as the language used to define it. 

“There

A judge ruled that Dylan Woolbright was "beyond rehabilitation under the juvenile code,” but an advocate said the system has failed him and countless others.
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Gabriela Szymanowska, Gretchen Lasso, Delia C. Johnson and Chloe Johnson, News21: Kids Imprisoned •

More than 1,600 incarcerated children across the country have tested positive for COVID-19 as of mid-August, leaving experts and youth advocates raising questions whether authorities

LaNeshe Miller-White becomes executive director of Theatre Philadelphia. Plus, new leadership at Hispanic Family Center of Southern New Jersey; new hires at Juvenile Law Center; and noteworthy promotions at Adoption Center, Hopeworks and Philadelphia FIGHT.
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The Imprint •

Forty-two states permit some youth to be included on their sex-offender registry, even though research shows that only small fractions of juvenile sex offenders recidivate

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Nadia S. Mozaffar, Esq and Aryn Williams-Vann, Esq. ,

While COVID-19 continues to present challenges for all of us, August and September are still exciting times for young people looking forward to beginning or

National children’s rights group provides state-by-state information with recommendations to better protect youth in the justice system

Philadelphia, PA (August 14, 2020): Juvenile Law Center

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Malik Pickett, Esq. ,

The below information provides key information about the next Task Force meeting and describes the previous Task Force meeting, held on July 29, 2020, during