Calls For Juveniles Charged w/ Misdemeanors/Non-Violent Felonies To Be Tried In Family Court

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Channel: Roland S. Martin · 2017 · News & Politics

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New York and North Carolina are the last two states where juveniles are tried as adults in criminal court. 

The #RaisetheAgeNY campaign is pushing for juveniles charged with misdemeanors and non-violent felonies to be prosecuted in family court and if convicted, placed in the juvenile justice system. 

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