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Lisa Gartner, The Philadelphia Inquirer •

Reducing the number of youth placed in juvenile-justice programs has long been a goal of advocates. A recent report from Juvenile Law Center, which is 

Jessica Feierman, a senior managing director with the Juvenile Law Center, an advocacy organization for youth in the justice system, said that children and young

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Camila Velloso, CNS, PBS NewsHour •

That year the Juvenile Law Center and the Defender Association of Philadelphia, in Commonwealth v. Cunningham, argued the unconstitutionality of juvenile life-without-parole sentences in Pennsylvania. They

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Sabrina Vourvoulias , generocity.com •

Juvenile Law Center recently announced two fellowship appointments: Vic Wiener and Jasmine Moore.

Wiener will be joining Juvenile Law Center as a Skadden Fellow

The United States is the only country in the world that sentences juveniles to life in prison. The UN, Human Rights groups, and many legal organizations including

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Philadelphia Sun •

The Justice for Juveniles Act has received support from organizations on the front lines of ensuring access to justice for our youth, including the Juvenile

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Solomon Jones, Wake Up With WURD •

Juvenile Law Center’s, Senior Managing Director, Jessica Feierman, Esq., joins Wake Up With WURD to discuss policy recommendations for overhauling the juvenile justice system.