PRINTER'S NO. 1014
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
80
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY KAZEEM, DELLOSO, BOROWSKI, CURRY, MADDEN, WAXMAN,
FLEMING, PARKER, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ, TAKAC, HILL-EVANS, FIEDLER,
SANCHEZ, GUENST, HANBIDGE, KHAN, SHUSTERMAN, N. NELSON,
HOWARD, CIRESI, D. WILLIAMS AND FREEMAN, APRIL 24, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, APRIL 24, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a
study and issue a report on the best practices and
recommendations for the operation of juvenile detention
centers within this Commonwealth.
WHEREAS, A grand jury investigated abuse allegations at the
now closed Delaware County Juvenile Detention Center (DCJDC) and
found that the DCJDC "existed like a prison intent on
punishment, not reform, and allowed a dangerous, unprofessional
culture to pervade"; and
WHEREAS, The grand jury found that an extreme lack of
available activities led to residents spending "most of their
time in their rooms doing nothing"; and
WHEREAS, The grand jury found, based on witness testimony,
that although education should have been provided, "staff would
not always bring the juveniles to the classroom as required" and
"the school work was...frequently below the juveniles' actual
grade level"; and
WHEREAS, The grand jury found that the facility frequently
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