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| Push to Keep NY's Teens Out of Adult Court |
| By citylimits.org - Wendy Davis |
| Published: 08/28/2013 |
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It's a Friday morning in July and some two dozen teenagers and their parents are waiting to see Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Eduardo Padro, who presides over cases in which 13- to18-year olds are charged with robbery, murder or other serious crimes. The court officers bring in "Megan" from an area behind the 7th floor Youth Part courtroom. Megan, who was 17 when arrested in February and whose name has been changed here (at the court's request), stands at a bench reserved for defendants and their lawyers. Incarcerated at Rikers Island since her arrest, she appears in court wearing a beige Department of Corrections jumpsuit, with her hands cuffed behind her back. Megan allegedly used a lighter in the shape of a gun to commit a robbery, according to her mother, who spoke to a reporter after the hearing. The teen also has had a slew of behavioral problems, dating to when she was a toddler, not to mention prior arrests in family court. Read More. |
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