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There has been an effort in many states across the country to lower pretrial incarceration, reduce prison populations, and to draw age lines to exclude

Juvenile Law Center has released a report that brings children into the coversation of criminal justice reform.  KYW Newsradio's Community Affairs reporter Cherri Gregg explains

Juvenile Law Center released a report Friday that brings children into the conversation of criminal justice reform, and they want state leaders to know juvenile facilities do

Marsha Levick, chief legal officer of Juvenile Law Center, told The Appeal that her group is preparing to convene experts and lawyers to refute the

A new report out of Philadelphia calls on state officials to stop sending children to facilities for juvenile offenders, saying they’re expensive, ineffective and “pose

Two separate reports issued by the Council on Reform, a task force established by Gov. Tom Wolf earlier this year, and the Juvenile Law Center

Several state officials, including DHS Secretary Teresa Miller and Education Secretary Pedro Rivera, are named alongside Glen Mills in a class-action lawsuit on behalf of former students

In the wake scandals at Glen Mills and other youth detention facilities in Pennsylvania, a new report out this week is calling on the state