A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention presents strong evidence that sending teens to adult prisons has a negative impact both on juveniles and public safety. The state’s leading child advocacy group says the study’s findings should prompt legislators to change Wisconsin’s law that automatically sends 17 year olds to adult courts and prisons. Gil Halsted reports…
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