Samantha Melamed and Ellie Rushing, The Philadelphia Inquirer •
The State Correctional Institution Phoenix, in a bucolic corner of Montgomery County, is a maximum-security men’s prison.
But a 48-bed unit on the grounds of the Phoenix complex could also soon house boys as young as 13.
Ruth Greenberg can see it — or, more accurately, hear it.
For a decade, the Swampscott criminal appeals attorney has represented Sheldon Mattis, the defendant in the landmark Supreme Judicial Court case Commonwealth v. Mattis, decided on Jan. 11.
Steve Volk and Julie Christie, Resolve Philly, The Philadelphia Inquirer •
Despite the city's new law, DHS acknowledges it’s still keeping the money meant for foster kids — about $1.3 million in Social Security benefits for 380 children in a typical year.
PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A bill to ban ski masks in public places in Philadelphia became law this week.
The bill passed with overwhelming support in City Council in November and Mayor Jim Kenney let it become law Thursday without his signature, citing a high risk of selective enforcement against young people.
Tristram Korten, Juvenile Justice Information Exchange •
After more than a year in a juvenile detention facility in Orange County, California, Maria Rivera’s son was released back in 2010. As he exited incarceration, the Orange County Probation Department handed Rivera a bill for $16,372, the fees officials charged for keeping him in custody.
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