Three years after a bipartisan multi-stakeholder Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task Force issued pressing recommendations to reform the juvenile justice system, youth in Pennsylvania still desperately need protection.
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa — Four years ago, a task force was put together to look at the juvenile justice system.
It created a list of recommendations, but no action has been taken.
A former chief judge of Delaware's Family Court argues that imposing fines and fees on juvenile offenders undermines their potential to become productive, law-abiding adults.