Posted: | September 14, 2017 10:25 AM |
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From: | Representative Jerry Knowles |
To: | All House members |
Subject: | Juvenile Detention Centers and Alternative Programs Week |
I will be introducing a resolution declaring September 24 – September 30, 2017, as Juvenile Detention Centers and Alternative Programs Week in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has thousands of men and women dedicated to ensuring the proper care and supervision of justice-involved youth and are simultaneously committed to ensuring the protection of the Commonwealth’s communities. Pennsylvania’s juvenile detention centers and alternative programs contribute to public safety by providing a stable environment for at-risk youth, providing education, programming, and ensuring sufficient opportunities for growth and development. The resolution will recognize their service and dedication to Pennsylvania’s Balanced and Restorative Justice Mission designed to hold justice-involved youth accountable for their actions, engage them in activities to restore victims and communities, and to build their competencies which moves these youth toward productive citizenship and away from further criminal activity. I hope you will consider joining me in support of this resolution. |
Introduced as HR518