Question

Do parents pay for juvenile detention?​

Answer 1

Even if a child is later proved innocent, the parents still must pay a nightly rate for the detention. Bills run up to $1,000 a month, and many of the parents of Philadelphia's roughly 730 detained children are so poor they can afford monthly installments of only $5

Answer 2

Answer:

If the parents are financially able to pay (without hardship), a judge can order them to pay all the costs of their child's actions. It can include costs of hearings, detention, restitution, medical, attorneys and anything else the judge feels is appropriate.