{"id":2027,"date":"2019-07-23T11:24:58","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T15:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/?p=2027"},"modified":"2021-11-23T19:06:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T19:06:45","slug":"ending-the-detention-of-migrant-children-in-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/2019\/07\/23\/ending-the-detention-of-migrant-children-in-pennsylvania\/","title":{"rendered":"Ending the detention of migrant children in Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Detention is no place for migrant children. In Berks County, Pennsylvania houses one of three family detention facilities in the country. While Governor Wolf states that he finds such detention \u201cinhumane,\u201d he claims he cannot do anything about it. Professor Jennifer Lee\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.inquirer.com\/opinion\/commentary\/berks-detention-center-children-license-tom-wolf-20190723.html\">Op-Ed<\/a>\u00a0in today\u2019s Philadelphia Inquirer details why this claim is untrue. Since 2015, students in the Social Justice Lawyering Clinic have been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/project\/berks-family-detention-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/law.temple.edu\/ejc\/project\/berks-family-detention-center\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1563976881676000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFkOvZliLEblhPJKpK6dlHwjNJcvg\">working<\/a>\u00a0with the Shut Down Berks Coalition to bring attention to the facility and argue for its closure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Detention is no place for migrant children. In Berks County, Pennsylvania houses one of three family detention facilities in the country. While Governor Wolf states that he finds such detention \u201cinhumane,\u201d he claims he cannot do anything about it. Professor Jennifer Lee\u2019s\u00a0Op-Ed\u00a0in today\u2019s Philadelphia Inquirer details why this claim is untrue. 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