The Punishment is too Big for the Crime

Sep 25, 2025

Pennsylvania’s outdated laws allow children as young as ten years old to be arrested, prosecuted in juvenile court, and even locked up.

Children in Pennsylvania as young as 10 years old can be arrested… and jailed. 

Pennsylvania’s outdated laws allow children as young as ten years old to be arrested, prosecuted in juvenile court, and even locked up.

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