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Local officials advocate for new detention center to handle growing juvenile crime and bed shortages

Summary by The Indiana Gazette Online
The center will be located in the renovated former Berks County Youth Detention Center on County Welfare Road, in Bern Township.

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Pine Hills goes back to use as a juvenile-only facility

In an effort to meet the ever-changing needs of its juvenile environmental population, the Pine Hills Youth Correctional Facility is doing something it hasn't done in more than 90 years; transfer juvenile girls to Miles City. The move effectively returns…

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Local officials advocate for new detention center to handle growing juvenile crime and bed shortages

The center will be located in the renovated former Berks County Youth Detention Center on County Welfare Road, in Bern Township.

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Berks, Lehigh and Dauphin seek state funds to open youth detention center

Berks County officials joined a delegation this week in Harrisburg seeking help from state lawmakers to solve a growing crisis. Like counties across the state, Berks has been struggling for years with a severe shortage of space at youth detention centers. The situation has left the county scrambling, sometimes even resorting to having young offenders spend weekends inside the youth probation office. To address the issue, Berks has teamed up with…

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Tri-County Delegation Appeals to State Legislators for Detention Center/Shelter Funds

From County of Berks County Administrators, Commissioners, and Common Pleas Court Judges from Dauphin, Lehigh, and Berks counties appealed to legislators from those three counties in Harrisburg on the morning of Monday, March 24. The delegation was present to ask the Dauphin, Lehigh, and Berks legislators for their support in securing the funding necessary to launch the Regional Youth Detention Center and Shelter that will be located in the reno…

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Tri-County delegation appeals to state legislators for detention center/shelter funds

County Administrators, Commissioners, and Common Pleas Court Judges from Dauphin, Lehigh, and Berks Counties appealed to legislators from those three counties in Harrisburg on Monday morning. The delegation was present to ask the Dauphin, Lehigh, and Berks legislators for their support in securing the funding necessary to launch the Regional Youth Detention Center and Shelter that will be located in the renovated former Berks County Youth Detent…

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Berks Weekly - Local News, Entertainment, Traffic, Weather, Sports broke the news in on Thursday, March 27, 2025.
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