Jerry Brown limits prosecution of minors to ‘work toward a more just system’ [sacbee.com]

Alicia Doktor 10/2/181:15 PM

Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday signed a pair of measures that limits when and how young people can be prosecuted for criminal charges.

It continues Brown’s efforts, in his final term, to undo many of the tough sentencing policieshe supported during his first stint as governor, which contributed to an unconstitutionally overcrowded prison system in California.

Senate Bill 439 establishes 12 years as the minimum age for prosecution in juvenile court, unless a minor younger than 12 has committed murder or rape.

[For more on this story by ALEXEI KOSEFF, go to https://www.sacbee.com/news/po...rticle219287990.html]

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