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3 lifers win ruling in juvenile sentencing case

Mark Scolforo, Associated Press •
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Inmates, victims' families watching for decision on applying mandatory juvenile life sentence ban

Elizabeth Fiedler, WHYY Newsworks •
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Pennsylvania Department of Education To Host Webinar on Surrogate Parents and Special Education in the State

Juvenile Law Center,

"Surrogate Parents and Special Education in Pennsylvania: An Overview" will explore the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act's surrogate parent requirements, targeting school district superintendents, principals, special education administrators, social workers, guidance counselors, special education teachers, IEP team coordinators, community partners (OCY caseworkers, mental health case managers), and parents. 

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Reducing over-incarceration isn't just a grown-up problem

Steven Drizin and Marsha Levick, The Huffington Post •
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Shirkey Warthen: Portrait of a Larger-Than-Life Role Model

Juvenile Law Center,

On April 17, 2012, a young black man was shot and killed in Southwest Philadelphia. What made this killing different from the 400+ shootings every year involving a young black man? Nothing and yet, everything.

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Improving access to education for court-involved children

Katherine Burdick, The Legal Intelligencer •
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Juvenile offenders 14 and over must register

Chris Parker, Times News •
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Campus crime log disclosed identities of minors

Will Marble, The Daily Pennsylvanian •
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After Supreme Court ruling, states act on juvenile sentences

Maggie Clark, Stateline •
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Join Our Team: Apply Now For Our In-House Literature Review Internship

Juvenile Law Center,

Juvenile Law Center is seeking a student to join our team and assist with writing abstracts/summaries for publications in our Resource Index, an in-house online collection of essays, journal articles, reports and studies, selected from many publication sources and assigned to one or more of over sixty subject areas.