PA Juvenile Justice Task Force

In December 2019, Governor Tom Wolf, Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas G. Saylor, and General Assembly leaders from both houses and parties jointly established the Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task Force.

Co-chaired by Sen. Lisa Baker, Sen. Jay Costa, Rep. Tarah Toohil, and Rep. Mike Zabel, the Task Force is charged with delivering data-driven findings and recommendations in a final report by March 31, 2021. At the request of Pennsylvania leaders, the recommendations will serve as “the foundation for statutory, budgetary, and administrative changes to be considered during the 2021-2022 regular session of the General Assembly.” Pew Charitable Trusts and the Crime and Justice Institute are providing technical assistance to the Task Force.

Final Report and Executive Summary

Background Information

Upcoming Task force meetings

Date	Time	Location
Wednesday May 6, 2020 (CANCELLED)	2 p.m.	(Location TBD)
Wednesday June 10, 2020	3 p.m.	Click here to join the Juvenile Justice Task Force meeting Meeting password: PAJJTaskForce Meeting 2 Presentation Meeting 2 Executive Summary
Wednesday July 15, 2020	3-5 p.m.	Click here to join the Juvenile Justice Task Force meeting Password: PAJJTaskForce Meeting 3 Agenda Meeting 3 Presentation PJTF Decision Points by County (2018) PJTF Decision Points by Race, Ethnicity and County (2018) Meeting 3 Executive Summary
Wednesday July 29, 2020	3-5 p.m.	Click Here to Join the PA Juvenile Justice Task Force Meeting Password: PAJJTaskForce Meeting 4 Agenda Meeting 4 Presentation PJTF Decision Points by County PJTF Decision Points by Race, Ethnicity and County Meeting 4 Executive Summary
Wednesday August 12, 2020	3-5 p.m.	Click Here to Join the Juvenile Justice Task Force meeting Password: PAJJTaskForce Meeting 5 Agenda Meeting 5 Presentation Meeting 5 Executive Summary Action by County RED County Tables
Wednesday August 26, 2020	3-5 p.m.	Click Here to Join the Meeting Password: PAJJTaskForce Meeting 6 Agenda Meeting 6 Presentation Meeting 6 Executive Summary Action by County RED County Tables
Wednesday September 9, 2020	3-5 p.m.	Click Here to Join the Meeting Password: PAJJTaskForce Meeting 7 Presentation Additional Expungement Data Handout
Wednesday September 30, 2020	3-5 p.m.	Click Here to Join the Meeting Password: PAJJTaskForce Meeting 8 Agenda Meeting 8 Presentation Meeting 8 Executive Summary Additional Adult Prosecution Data Handout County Financial Obligations Handout
Wednesday October 14, 2020	2:30-5 p.m.	Click Here to Join the Meeting Password: PAJJTaskForce Meeting 9 Agenda Meeting 9 Presentation Meeting 9 Executive Summary
	5-6 p.m.	Public testimony
Friday November 20, 2020	1-3 p.m.	Click Here to Join the Meeting Password: PAJJTaskForce Meeting 10 Agenda Meeting 10 Presentation Followup Data Analysis Findings Adjudications and Written Allegations by Race and Gender by County Assessed Risk Level with Placement Dispositions by County PaDRAI utilization by county
Wednesday February 10, 2021	2-5 p.m.	Click Here to Join the Meeting Password: PAJJTaskForce
Wednesday February 24, 2021	3-5 p.m.	Click Here to Join the Meeting Password: PAJJTaskForce Meeting 12 Presentation
Wednesday March 10, 2021	3-5 p.m.	Click Here to Join March 10th Task Force Meeting Password: PAJJTaskForce
Wednesday March 31, 2021 (rescheduled from March 17)	3-5 p.m.	To join the meeting or to register in advance, please use the link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pxOm_XxPScW8v1gZNwRXOw After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Wednesday April 14, 2021	2:30 - 5 p.m.	Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_8vH-MzAfR2O54zdxAx_xLA After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Wednesday, May 5	3-5 p.m.	Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_L6_3UTTrRNmleFjFFKWK0A After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Wednesday, May 26th	3-4 p.m.	Click here to register in advance for this meeting After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Meeting Seventeen Slides Final Task Force Votes by Recommendation