ABA Journal News

December 13, 2018

 

"The bill requires states accepting federal funding to provide four core protections for youths, the Marshall Project reports. One protection is a limit on locking up youths for status offenses such as truancy and curfew violations. Second and third are requirements to generally keep juveniles out of adult jails and to separate them from adult inmates. A fourth protection addresses racial disparities by requiring data collection and a plan to address the problem."

 

 

 http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aba_supported_juvenile_justice_bill_with_rehabilitative_purpose_passes_cong