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| Massachusetts Leans toward Juvenile Hall for 17-year-olds |
| By jjie.org - Karen Edwards |
| Published: 10/20/2012 |
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Massachusetts looks likely to raise the age of criminal jurisdiction to 18 next year, and may make more changes as nearly simultaneous new rules from the federal government, a U.S. Supreme Court decision and a report from the state’s Child Advocate nudge Boston lawmakers toward more reforms. “I think there’s a lot of support” to raise the age, said state Rep. Kay Khan (D-Newton), chair of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities, as well as House sponsor of an age-raising bill that passed House and Senate committees this year. Right now, Massachusetts reserves juvenile proceedings for those under 17. Khan’s House Bill 450 simply replaced the word “seventeen” with “eighteen.” Read More. |
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Changing one word delays some rights for a year.
Every post pubescent young adult deserves the right to a full jury trial and the fifth and sixth amendments regardless of age. They are “persons.” When one removes responsibility one also removes a right.