Juvenile Jail Overcrowding, Harriet Tubman Statue Design, Ice Cream Shops Closing

It’s the Friday News Roundup! Host Trenae Nuri talks with Ellie Rushing, criminal justice reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer, and Conrad Benner, founder of the local arts blog Streets Dept. They discuss problems at Philadelphia’s juvenile jail, the artist selected to design Philly’s Harriet Tubman statue, and the closing of local frozen treat businesses Weckerly's Ice Cream and Lil Pop Shop.

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• Disturbing new photos inside Philly’s juvenile jail show kids sleeping on floors in crowded, filthy cells
• City Announces Winning Artist Selected to Create Permanent Harriet Tubman Statue
• Design for Philly’s new Harriet Tubman statue unveiled
• Weckerly's Ice Cream, Lil Pop Shop to close in December

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