Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden is calling on the U.S. Justice Department to investigate whether Medicaid fraud has been committed by private, taxpayer-supported residential facilities housing vulnerable youth in abusive conditions — and whether states that sent the children have violated their civil rights.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHP) — It’s like a judicial magic trick. According to the law, teens automatically turn into adults as soon as they commit the worst crimes.
We are delighted to announce four Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellows at Juvenile Law Center. Each Stoneleigh Youth Advocacy Fellow will be embedded in one of four Juvenile Law Center legal teams to ensure that youth voices, perspectives, and leadership are infused in efforts to advance systems change.
Louisiana’s criminal justice system now treats all 17-year-olds as adults. Lawmakers said they were fighting an epidemic of teen violence, but nearly 70% of 17-year-olds arrested in the state’s three largest parishes aren’t accused of violent crimes.
A report released today gives a rare, firsthand look inside group homes and lockups for youth, highlighting claims of discrimination and the rawness that lingers after violent incidents with staff, being sent to isolation and subjected to sub-par school and counseling.
The Juvenile Law Center’s latest report, “Broken Promises: Futures Denied,” is now available.
Youth advocates and staff with the Juvenile Law Center (JLC) unveiled a new report Wednesday that details unjust experiences and dismal conditions inside the Pennsylvania youth justice and welfare systems.
For years, Pennsylvania has been trying to create a permanent statewide Office of the Child Advocate. Creating this office is a first step toward better protecting youth in Pennsylvania.
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