By Mike Klein
Georgians will need a comfy couch, lots of time and perhaps some caffeine when they begin to read newly introduced juvenile justice and civil code legislation. Juvenile justice provisions in
House Bill 242 include a proposal to completely revise the state’s 32-year-old juvenile Designated Felony Act, a long overdue step forward, by creating two classes of more and less serious juvenile felony crimes.
Juvenile civil code revisions would update laws that govern how juvenile courts operate and the rights of minors in custody and other situations. The legislation is a comfy couch read at 244 pages. The juvenile justice sections closely follow the Special Council on Criminal Justice Reform
recommendations, which were released in December. Civil…
View Article
Tag: Pew Charitable Trusts
Getting Smart on Crime Puts Georgia Ahead
How Does Georgia Fare in New Criminal Justice Reports?
“What We’ve Got Here is Failure to Communicate”
Juvenile Justice Folks are in the Fixing Families Business
Pew Poll: Solid Real World Support for Juvenile Justice Reform
Juvenile Justice Bill Would Revise Designated Felony Act