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| Florida Struggles to Craft Juvenile Sentencing Policy |
| By sunshinestatenews.com - Margie Menzel |
| Published: 10/16/2013 |
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As state legislators have tried and failed to craft a juvenile-sentencing law that conforms to landmark U.S. Supreme Court rulings, a national advocacy group is calling Florida a "clear outlier" among states for its hard-line approach to trying juveniles as adults. The Washington-based Campaign for Youth Justice, which opposes incarcerating youths under 18 as adults, says Florida transfers more teens to adult criminal court than any other state. Around the State "These tough-on-crime laws are ineffective at keeping kids from reoffending," said the group's policy director, Carmen Daugherty. "Florida needs to take additional steps to reform its juvenile justice system." Read More. |
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