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From PINJ: Allegheny County Jail still houses kids despite federal legislation aimed at juvenile justice reform

This story originally appeared in the Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism. Nicole Luster said her 15-year-old son’s first time away from home was the over three months he spent at the Allegheny County Jail.  “He did have a couple of breakdowns where he felt like he wanted to kill himself, and that tore me apart […]