Campaign for Youth Justice: States 'Raise the Floor' to Keep Children Out of Adult Court
September 10, 2019
September 10, 2019
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The Campaign for Youth Justice issued the following news release:
State legislatures across the country are passing laws to "raise the floor" by raising the minimum age at which a child could be prosecuted as an adult, according to a new brief by the Campaign for Youth Justice.
The brief highlights legislative efforts in a variety of states including California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee and V . . .
State legislatures across the country are passing laws to "raise the floor" by raising the minimum age at which a child could be prosecuted as an adult, according to a new brief by the Campaign for Youth Justice.
The brief highlights legislative efforts in a variety of states including California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, New Jersey, South Carolina, Tennessee and V . . .