New York’s Highest Ranking Judge Urges Changes to State’s Juvenile Justice System
Via Scoop.it – Juvenile Defendants
Tuesday, Chief Judge of the State of New York Jonathan Lippman presented several proposals to the state Legislature during his annual State of the Judiciary address, including the creation of a new juvenile court to handle cases involving 16-and17-year-olds tried for nonviolent offenses. Currently, New York is one of only two states in the nation, along with North Carolina, that automatically tries 16-and 17-year-old offenders as adult
Via jjie.org
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