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February 23, 2006
a Public Defender: Legislation to classify 16 & 17yo as juveniles
http://publicdefender.typepad.com/public_defender_blog/2006/02/legislation_to_.html#comment-14285871
This is appalling. We have hard evidence that these kids are being seriously abused and driven to kill themselves, but we can't cough up the cash to treat them humanely?
So how did this come about? Have 16-17 yos always been counted as adults in CT, or did the state lower the age cutoff sometime in, oh, say the 80s-90s when “tough on crime” became a ritual incantation to get politicians elected?
Posted by mowabb at February 23, 2006 08:14 AM