US: Advocates Tout Data Showing Raise the Age Laws Haven’t Overwhelmed States’ Juvenile Facilities
Imprint – June 29, 2021
Roughly 100,000 fewer youth will enter the adult criminal justice system this year and in future years, as a result of a quiet but powerful reform movement known as “Raise the Age.” The advocacy campaign that began in Connecticut in 2007 has spread to 10 other states, lifting the age of criminal responsibility to 18 for all but the most serious crimes.
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/
https://imprintnews.org/justice/juvenile-justice-2/advocates-tout-data-showing-raise-the-age-laws-havent-overwhelmed-states-juvenile-facilities/56595