With the backdrop of a published report noting that the overwhelming majority of 16- and 17-year-olds charged as adults in the District are Black, Washington, D.C., Council has moved to take up a proposal by Attorney General Karl Racine to overhaul the way juveniles face justice. Councilmembers plan to consider legislation that would prohibit prosecutors from charging juveniles as adults […]
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