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Juvenile Law Center Report: Putting Kids in Juvenile Detention Centers Cause More Harm Than Good

Cherri Gregg, KYW News Radio •

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

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'We Have Failed Our Children': Reports Recommend Sweeping Changes to Pennsylvania Juvenile System

Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC10 Philadelphia •

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

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After Glen Mills, legal center warns Pa.: Juvenile programs do more harm than good

Lisa Gartner, The Philadelphia Inquirer •
One of the organizations suing Pennsylvania officials over violence at the Glen Mills Schools will on Friday attempt to persuade state leaders to stop sending children to juvenile institutions.
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Arizona Prosecutor Commissions Report That Argues Against Leniency for Teens Who Commit Crimes

Kira Lerner, The Appeal •

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

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We Say "No" to Sanctioned Discrimination

Juvenile Law Center,

Juvenile Law Center strongly opposes the Trump Administration’s proposed rule to allow discrimination against individuals and families seeking to provide loving homes to children in

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Pa. Governor’s Council Recommends Sweeping Changes to Juvenile Justice Programs

Lisa Gartner, The Philadelphia Inquirer •

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

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Following Glen Mills Scandal Group Recommends Major Changes

Richard Ilgenfritz, Mainline Media News •

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

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In the wake of Glen Mills, Juvenile Law Center releases report outlining strategies for reforming Pennsylvania’s juvenile justice system

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The report, with implications for decarceration efforts nationwide, coincides with Council for Reform’s report to Governor Wolf