Sentences with phrase «say juvenile offenders»
Critics say juvenile offenders have better outcomes when they're placed in age - appropriate facilities with the right support programs.
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/ Not exact matches
Religious leaders say they have written to Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers to raise the age of criminal responsibility so fewer juvenile offenders end up in adult prisons.
The religious leaders say they have written to the Democratic governor and legislative leaders in support of legislation backed by Cuomo that would send most 16 - and 17 - year - old offenders to juvenile facilities.
The Democrat and Chronicle says Cuomo's plan to pardon people convicted of nonviolent crimes while they were 16 or 17 years old and have stayed out of legal trouble for a decade «is a good step for New York and a potential new start for former juvenile offenders.»
«The vast majority of juvenile offenders are treated as children already in New York and it doesn't need to change,» he said, adding that prison is typically treated as a last resort unless they commit violent crimes that should not be treated as juvenile.
«This is further evidence that the state's current policy for dealing with juvenile offenders not only isn't working, it's putting staff at risk» said CSEA President Danny Donohue.
If there were any recommendations out of this study, Beckley said, hers would be to focus more on juvenile offenders while perhaps being a bit more lenient on first - time adult offenders.
Governor said he will offer a bill that would allow juvenile offenders to be publicly identified and their criminal records opened to the public.
A friend subsequently connected her with LA's Central Juvenile Hall, which, Hughes says, introduced the Unusual Suspects to a group of high - risk male offenders and what she calls a «whole new world» of gang and racial tensions.
It is, rather, to give juvenile offenders a sporting chance, perhaps after decades in prison, to make the case that they deserve to get out, he said...