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Under the plan, assistant district attorneys would offer pre-adjudication in most cases, recommending alternatives to juvenile detention.

Those measures will not be offered in some

Only 36 percent of justice-involved youth in Philadelphia graduate from high school, according to one study. And Philadelphia has stopped sending young people to several

Marsha Levick, co-founder of the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia, said the Supreme Court in recent years has recognized the emerging science on adolescent brain

Marsha Levick, co-founder of the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia, said the Supreme Court in recent years has recognized the emerging science on adolescent brain

"If I act out, they would put my hands behind my back and throw me on the floor," said Lilly, who talked about abuse she