Kansas Overhauls Juvenile Justice System, Emphasizes Community-Based Reinvestment [JJIE.org]

Samantha Sangenito 4/12/1612:00 PM

On Monday, Kansas became the latest state to overhaul its juvenile justice system, with a set of reforms projected to reduce the number of juveniles in custody by more than half and save tens of millions of dollars.

Gov. Sam Brownback, a conservative Republican, signed the sweeping legislation, SB 367, after it cleared the Republican-controlled legislature earlier this year with only a handful of dissenting votes during a tough budget season.

[For more of this story, written by Sarah Barr, go to http://jjie.org/kansas-overhau...reinvestment/226331/]

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