California Attorney General Rob Bonta has reversed his previous position and now opposes sentencing violent youth offenders to terms longer than 50 years to life, as the state Supreme Court considers whether such sentences constitute life without parole or de facto death sentences.
Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed into law the Juvenile Curfew Emergency Amendment Act, expanding the city’s curfew to include all minors from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. daily through Aug. 31, following several teenagers being arrested for illegal fireworks, despite evidence showing curfews have little effect on reducing crime.
Connecticut has passed a law that places clear limits on when law enforcement and the courts can restrain or detain minors, requiring officers to exhaust all other options before detaining a child and banning the use of mechanical restraints in most juvenile court settings.
By Veronica Miller WOODLAND, CA – Two teens—housed with no bail at Yolo County Juvenile facilities—are facing…
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By Jeff Adachi and Roger Chan There is an old adage among judges: Hard cases make bad…