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 A group of juvenile justice advocates have petitioned Pennsylvania’s highest court, requesting the release of youth in detention centers during the COVID-19 crisis. 

“Obviously, this

Philadelphia, PA (April 1, 2020) –  Today Juvenile Law Center, the Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project and DLA Piper filed a King’s Bench petition before

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

Please take a look at this interview with Juvenile Law Center CEO Sue Mangold.

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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

Juvenile Law Center recently announced that Max Selver has joined the organization as a staff attorney. In his new role, he will focus on litigation

Your Jan. 29 editorial [“Teenage killers should be tried as adults”] opposing the passage of bills HB274 and HB477, both of which would reduce the

Christina Sorenson, a Soros Fellow with the Philadelphia-based Juvenile Law Center, has been studying instances of institutionalized child abuse in an effort to come up