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Pa. governor’s council recommends sweeping changes to juvenile justice programs

By Lisa Gartner
Pennsylvania should make comprehensive changes to its juvenile justice programs and the agencies overseeing them to ensure the safety of children ordered to these state-licensed facilities, a council formed by Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday.
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On their own: How Pennsylvania failed to protect boys from abuse at Glen Mills and other state-licensed juvenile programs

By Lisa Gartner
How Pennsylvania failed to protect boys from abuse at Glen Mills and other state-licensed juvenile programs.
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At this juvenile justice program, staffers set up fights — and then bet on them

By Carol Marbin Miller
The allegations were straight out of Oliver Twist: Teens said there were maggots in the food — and barely enough of it. Officers choked and punched them. For discipline and diversion, workers organized fights among the detainees.

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