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Philadelphia’s Youth Fostering Change Releases Groundbreaking Toolkit on Permanency

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Youth advocates share their recommendations for best practices to providing youth in foster care with connections to permanent family, supportive adults
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First Lincoln Hills Monitoring Report Highlights Continued Over-Reliance on Pepper Spray, Solitary Confinement

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Youth advocates say this underscores need to close Lincoln Hills, Copper Lake and invest in small, community-based alternatives.
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With Senate Passage of First Step Act, Youth Solitary Confinement in Federal Detention One Step Closer to Being Abolished

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Juvenile Law Center applauds the inclusion of language to end this harmful practice at the federal level and urges states to follow suit.
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Philadelphia’s Juveniles for Justice Releases Eye-Opening Publication on Conditions in Institutional Placement for Youth

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Youth advocates share their own experiences in detention and placement, highlighting abusive practices.
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Supreme Court to Hear Timbs v. Indiana, Groundbreaking Case Challenging Constitutionality of Justice System Fines

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Juvenile Law Center, other advocates join amicus effort to highlight harm and impact of juvenile costs, fines and fees
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Large Numbers of Youth in Pennsylvania Foster Care Are Placed in Group Homes, Have Poor Educational and Employment Access, National Report Finds

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The Fostering Youth Transitions data brief is the most comprehensive data set ever collected across all 50 states to assess how young people fare transitioning from foster care to adulthood.
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Juvenile Law Center Files Brief Before U.S. Supreme Court to Ensure Protections for Children Facing Fines and Fees

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National children’s rights public interest law firm underscores how excessive fines and fees put children and families nationwide at risk.
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National Report Finds Youth Face Fees When Accessing Counsel

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Juvenile Law Center releases groundbreaking report detailing burdensome policies of charging for “free” public defenders in majority of states across the country

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