Prosecuting Youth As Adults Creates Racial Disparities and ‘Justice-By-Geography’
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Each year, California prosecutors charge hundreds of youth in the adult criminal justice system through a power called “direct file.”
Juvenile Justice Information Exchange (https://jjie.org/tag/adult-sentencing/)
Each year, California prosecutors charge hundreds of youth in the adult criminal justice system through a power called “direct file.”
“Raising the Age” is part and parcel of the juvenile justice system this country needs and our youth deserve.