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After years of reducing youth incarceration, the numbers have been climbing—and more kids are jailed on adult charges than when Krasner took office, amid an increase in gun arrests.
The upshot: Philly has become an outlier among big US cities and in PA.
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The upshot: Philly has become an outlier among big US cities and in PA.
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Philly locks up kids at one of the highest rates anywhere, despite widespread abuse in juvenile institutions
Pennsylvania leaders have acknowledged the harms and abuses in juvenile institutions. Yet Philly remains a national leader in using them.
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January 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
After years of reducing youth incarceration, the numbers have been climbing—and more kids are jailed on adult charges than when Krasner took office, amid an increase in gun arrests.
The upshot: Philly has become an outlier among big US cities and in PA.
www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
The upshot: Philly has become an outlier among big US cities and in PA.
www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
For example: One 16-year-old spent months in custody awaiting trial as an adult on a gun-related case—though no gun was found and no shots fired. He denies a gun existed—but pled guilty in return for going to juvenile court. “It’s not my job to determine the truth,” a judge concluded.
January 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
For example: One 16-year-old spent months in custody awaiting trial as an adult on a gun-related case—though no gun was found and no shots fired. He denies a gun existed—but pled guilty in return for going to juvenile court. “It’s not my job to determine the truth,” a judge concluded.
The history of abuse in juvenile institutions goes back almost since the system’s birth 200 years ago—as a “child saving” apparatus in which minors had few rights and could be confined until they reached adulthood (sometimes even longer).
200 years of locking up children in America: A system to save youth often put them in harm’s way
From the start, the stated goal was to offer treatment and achieve rehabilitation. But, throughout, there have been allegations of abuse.
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January 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The history of abuse in juvenile institutions goes back almost since the system’s birth 200 years ago—as a “child saving” apparatus in which minors had few rights and could be confined until they reached adulthood (sometimes even longer).
The racial disparities are striking: Philly’s Black teens are 9 time more likely than white teens to be charged, 13 times more likely to be detained and 20 times more likely to be sentenced to residential institutions
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Exploring the scale of Philly’s juvenile detention problem
Cities nationwide are turning away from juvenile institutions, noting widespread abuses. Philly has fallen behind.
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January 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The racial disparities are striking: Philly’s Black teens are 9 time more likely than white teens to be charged, 13 times more likely to be detained and 20 times more likely to be sentenced to residential institutions
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Philly judge accused of bias is cautioned by state judicial board, but will avoid sanctions
The board’s confidential decision closes the case against Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Anne Marie Coyle without any charges in the Court of Judicial Discipline.
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January 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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