Wanted In Pennsylvania: A Fairer Justice System For Minors
Jessica Feierman, the Juvenile Law Center’s senior managing director, believes the task force should keep an eye on race as it looks to make reform recommendations, noting that people of color are disproportionately represented.
Of 122 Defender Association of Philadelphia clients on July 12 who were children, only one was white and non-Latino, the Juvenile Law Center noted in a October report.
“Young black people face disparate treatment at every step in the system,” Feierman said.
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