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Advocates Support Bill That Would Rewrite Key Parts Of Maine’s Juvenile Justice Laws
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:05:22
Publish Date: 2019-05-20 16:34:27
Description: Juvenile justice advocates say kids in Maine are serving longer sentences in prison for petty, non-violent offenses than adults who commit misdemeanors do. And they say the time kids spend in detention comes at a high financial cost and result in poor and even traumatic outcomes.
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