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A bill expunging the criminal records of certain minors when they become an adult has passed the full Florida Senate.
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The Florida legislature is rethinking how the state moves minors into adult court. A 2014 report by Human Rights Watch says Florida moves more children…
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Juvenile offenders who have non-violent and less serious crimes on their records could have those documents automatically expunged when they turn 21.
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Bills are moving in the House and Senate that would limit the ability of Florida prosecutors to charge juvenile offenders as adults, a legal practice...
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Some Florida lawmakers are renewing a bipartisan effort making it easier to expunge the records of certain juvenile offenders.
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The long-term cost of incarcerating the nation's youth is $8 to $21 billion, according to a report out Tuesday. The Justice Policy Institute’s “Sticker…
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A new scorecard released by the Juvenile Law Center Thursday found the vast majority of states in the U.S. are failing to protect the privacy of juvenile…
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We explore the practice of sentencing juveniles to life in prison without parole in the U.S. More than 2,500 inmates in America’s prison system are…
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Florida’s Common Core standards have a new group of supporters: law enforcement. Police say higher standards can prevent crime.The national anti-crime…
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The Florida Legislature is moving to overhaul the law governing the Department of Juvenile Justice during the session that starts March 4th. The rewrite…