Cost and community safety have been key arguments in whether Wisconsin should continue treating 17 year old offenders as adults. At a public hearing yesterday, those wanting a change say it would not be as expensive as a state audit predicts…and might actually keep young offenders from committing worse crimes. Shamane Mills reports…
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