As a legislator fighting to improve conditions for children, I’ve invited Bree Hood, an individual who has directly ...

PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — A state senator announced plans to introduce bills that would work to reform the juvenile justice system in Pennsylvania. Representative Melissa Shusterman said that the bills ...

Officials touted Tuesday a juvenile detention partnership between Lackawanna and three other counties as the best and most cost-effective option available to address a “crisis” marked by a ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania will spend $4.1 million in federal grant money to help incarcerated youth receive proper health care after leaving state juvenile facilities. The funding — awarded by ...

The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s (PCCD) Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Committee this week approved the Commonwealth’s 2025 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency ...

Pennsylvanians can be proud of a lot of things about our state, but how we treat children in the juvenile justice system is not one of them. In fact, we should hang our heads in shame. Pennsylvania ...

The national nonprofit training and policy organization’s first annual awards ceremony webinar takes place Feb. 3 ...

Pennsylvania spends roughly $200,000 a year for each juvenile it incarcerates, according to a 2021 report from the bipartisan Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task Force. That’s 50 times the cost to ...

State officials made the decision to revoke the license of the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center because of violations that constitute “gross incompetence, negligence and misconduct” that were found ...

, according to a 2021 report from the bipartisan Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task Force. That’s 50 times the cost to deliver evidence-based family therapy that could prevent kids from entering the ...

Juvenile crime has been on the rise in western Pennsylvania communities, but local law enforcement is finding its hands tied when deciding how to best address issues among these demographics. While ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EBENSBURG, Pa. – A juvenile Cambria County homicide suspect appeared Tuesday for his monthly interest of justice hearing before ...