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In The News
Fines keep some kids in virtual debtor's prison, Juvenile Law Center finds
Dave Heller,
WHYY NewsWorks •
August 31, 2016
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Judge orders state to take custody of 26 Philly teens held in the city’s dangerously overcrowded juvenile jail
Ellie Rushing & Ximena Conde,
The Philadelphia Inquirer •
July 14, 2023
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At New Mexico’s biggest jail for children, toilets and staff are lacking — but strip searches are common.
Joshua Bowling,
SearchLight New Mexico •
July 19, 2023
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Kids sleeping on the floor due to overcrowding at Philly juvenile center
Brian Sheehan,
NBC 10 News •
July 21, 2023
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