Activists call for reforms to reduce Hillsboroughâs juvenile arrests Too many kids are getting arrested, according to the Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality. Local officials agree, but differ on how to address the issue. Â Â Teenagers listen to a guest speaker at the Hillsborough County Juvenile Detention Center East. A group called Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality is pushing county officials to create a secondary review process to divert more eligible juveniles into the county's arrest avoidance program. [ Times ] Updated Earlier today TAMPA â Arionna Thomas was just a fifth-grader when she brought a knife to school a few years ago.