Although the opinions did not directly address the concerns raised about juvenile justice fines, the Juvenile Law Center's brief in support of incorporating the excessive-fines clause cited several examples of youths who faced excessive juvenile justice fines after incidents that began at school.
Jessica Feierman, Nadia Mozaffar, The Baltimore Sun •
A key provision of the legislation would end the practice of charging indigent youth and families for the cost of public defenders or court-appointed attorneys. This should be a no-brainer.
MPR News host Kerri Miller talked to assistant professor of criminal justice at Hamline University, Jillian Peterson, and chief legal director at Juvenile Law Center
In Pennsylvania, 47% of youth who are between the ages of 14 and 21 are placed in group homes and institutions. This figure should be shocking and unacceptable -Â we know that youth should grow up in families.
“We believed that an extraordinary travesty of justice occurred in that case,” says attorney Marsha Levick of the Philadelphia-based Juvenile Law Center.
Marsha Levick, co-founder of the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia, said the Supreme Court in recent years has recognized the emerging science on adolescent brain
Marsha Levick, co-founder of the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia, said the Supreme Court in recent years has recognized the emerging science on adolescent brain
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