Daily News | Philly City Council to Wolf administration: Fix the overcrowded juvenile detention center or we’re suing
Philadelphia officials are threatening to sue the Wolf administration over conditions inside the city’s overcrowded juvenile detention facility that range from children sleeping on the floor to a recent melee that left 20 employees injured.
It would be unusual for a Democratic mayor, supported by a majority Democratic City Council, to sue an administration led by a member of their own party. But lawmakers who support the step said they’ve tried to resolve the issue privately — to no avail.“Young people are screaming out of their rooms calling our names,” said Councilmember Isaiah Thomas, who recently visited the facility. “It is literally the saddest thing I have ever seen since I’ve been on City Council.
But in the meantime, kids are stuck, and their time spent waiting to be transferred doesn’t count toward their sentence. “We are working in violent conditions, and it’s unacceptable, and it’s outrageous at this point,” said Ebony Richards, a worker at the center. “We need help. We need it immediately. Someone is going to end up dying in that facility.”
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