NY: ‘Raise the Age’ Reforms Lead to No More Youths in NY Adult Prisons (Includes audio)
Public News Service (PNS) – July 12, 2021
Rates of youth incarceration in adult jails and prison are down to zero since New York raised the age of criminal responsibility to 18, according to a new report.
Also: Bringing More Teens Home: Raising the Age Without Expanding Secure Confinement in the Youth Justice System: https://www.sentencingproject.org/publications/bringing-more-teens-home-raising-the-age-without-expanding-secure-confinement-in-the-youth-justice-system