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Lisa Gartner's Blog
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Does Pennsylvania's approach to juvenile justice really make it a model system?
Pennsylvania is sometimes lauded for how it handles its young offenders. But experts told me... more »
posted 04/29/19
Investigating violence in Pennsylvania's juvenile justice system
"What I heard, over and over again, were stories of physical violence in juvenile residential... more »
posted 10/19/18

Lisa Gartner's Work
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Project: Glen Mills leaders broke child-abuse law, state auditor finds
The report comes six weeks before the reform school will attempt to win back its licenses and reopen
Lesson: How I uncovered decades of abuse at a 'model' reform school — and spurred sweeping state policy change
How a reporter used data and documents to show how the state of Pennsylvania failed in its duty to oversee the nation's oldest reform school and juvenile justice programs like it.
Project: After Glen Mills, Gov. Tom Wolf proposes extra $5 million to regulate juvenile programs
Gov. Tom Wolf is proposing a $5.1 million funding boost to the state’s oversight of residential juvenile programs, after Inquirer investigations into child abuse at the nation’s oldest reform school and the state’s failure to detect or stop it.