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On today’s episode of The Confluence: The judges who sent children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks have been order to pay more than $200 million to those children; the state Department of Transportation is developing an autonomous vehicle research and training facility in Westmoreland County; and a look at how some Republican lawmakers are increasingly suggesting Christian ideology be enmeshed with politics. Today’s guests include: Michael Rubinkam, who covers Pennsylvania news for Associated Press; and Mark Kopko, director of the Office of Transformational Technology at Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation.
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National data shows the number of children sent to adult courts for criminal prosecution in the U.S. has dropped to new lows as more states steer teenagers instead toward rehabilitation and counseling offered by juvenile courts.
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The Shuman Juvenile Detention Center will close in September. Allegheny County officials made the announcement Monday, citing ongoing violations. The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services revoked the facility’s license to operate last week.
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A statewide task force has found that Pennsylvania locks up far too many first-time and low-level youth offenders.
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For decades in the 20th Century, the U.S. treated children differently than adults in the criminal court system -- experts at the time believed kids were…
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Youth need more of a say in shaping the juvenile justice system they're a part of, according to a report released Monday by the Pittsburgh Foundation.Lead…
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Starting in November, Duquesne University law students will travel to eight of Pittsburgh’s public housing complexes to help residents expunge juvenile…
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**UPDATED: This story was updated at 11:15 a.m., June 20, 2016 to reflect the new court date for Alex Hribal. The young man accused of wounding 20 fellow…
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A Mercer County school for delinquent youths will cut costs this summer by eliminating its 40-year-old equestrian program to add other activities.The…
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Pennsylvania has more people sentenced to life in prison as juveniles than any other state.A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court Monday could reduce those…