Lawmaker hopes to keep some juveniles from being charged as adults

Proposed legislation from a Republican state lawmaker would keep some juvenile offenders from being charged as adults. The bill from state Senator Jerry Petrowski (R-Marathon) would allow 17-year-olds who are first-time offenders and are charged with a non-violent crime to be tried as a juvenile. The Marathon Republican says the current system of sending those […]
Source: WRN.com

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