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National children’s rights public interest law firm shares resource for youth pursuing higher education

Philadelphia, PA (June 4, 2020): Today Juvenile Law Center, the first

We have watched in horror the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and countless Black people, including children, before them. As police target our Black

National children’s rights public interest law firm shares resource for youth aging out of care

 

Philadelphia, PA (May 28, 2020): Today Juvenile Law Center

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Solomon Jones, WURD •

Listen to interview on Wake Up With WURD from 5.22.20 with our own Jennifer Pokempner and Marcía Hopkins, hosted by Solomon Jones.

As the coronavirus began spreading in the United States, and grassroots youth activists got wind of the enormous risks as well as the precautions needed

Advocates filed a federal civil rights lawsuit on Thursday seeking better conditions or outright release for the children and teenagers locked up in Louisiana’s juvenile



Complaint Details Appalling Conditions, Grave Risk of Infection, and Dire Need for Action 

NEW ORLEANS, LA (May 14, 2020) – Children’s advocates filed a lawsuit

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Tyler Kingkade, NBC News Digital •

The 17-year-old incarcerated at the Swanson Center for Youth in Monroe, Louisiana, had a nurse take his temperature during the call; it was over 100