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Witnesses urge crediting waiting time and reducing placements after testimony on detention delays
Summary
At the hearing on House Bill 1936, public defenders and a young woman with lived experience described months and years spent waiting for placement and urged statutory fixes to credit waiting time and create release hearings; defenders cautioned against converting juvenile practice to adult determinate sentencing.
House Bill 1936, addressing how time spent awaiting placement is counted and creating procedural mechanisms for release, drew testimony from the Public Defender Association of Pennsylvania and a young person who said long waits cost her milestones and did not count toward rehabilitation.
Sarah Jacobson, executive director of the Public Defender Association of Pennsylvania, described a backlog caused by fewer placement options and contracting difficulties, notably in Philadelphia where many youth are now sent to state secure facilities.…
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