City officials who testified described a facility in chaos, with dozens of children sleeping on mattresses in an admissions office or sitting on the floor to eat.
PHILADELPHIA — A Commonwealth Court judge has ordered Pennsylvania state officials to take custody of 15 children currently living at a juvenile detention facility in Philadelphia that the city says is dangerously overcrowded and understaffed. They’re among 135 statewide on a waiting list to receive court-ordered treatment at state placements called Youth Development Centers.
“From what I heard earlier they are not getting any services, education, anything,” Ceisler said during a Wednesday hearing, describing current conditions at the Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Center . “From what I heard, there is nothing happening for the young folks at the PJJSC.
But critics noted that the city could abate the problem by removing 11 children who remain there only because they are awaiting child-welfare placements, and urged officials to focus on a holistic, community-based solution.
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