Lawmakers advance measures to improve youth detention oversight, protections • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Lawmakers advance measures to improve youth detention oversight, protections • Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Rep. Melissa Shusterman (D-Paoli) is sponsoring a three-bill juvenile justice reform package. (Emily Previti/Pennsylvania Capital-Star) State lawmakers are debating juvenile justice reform proposals aimed at improving Pennsylvania’s approach to supporting youth offenders and holding providers and public officials accountable.  The House Children and Youth Committee passed four measures Tuesday, as other legislators promoted additional bills they…