Juvenile Justice Changes

This bill changes the definition of "serious youthful offender" to include children aged fifteen to eighteen charged with first-degree criminal sexual penetration. It also allows these offenders to be transferred to children's court for juvenile sentencing under certain conditions. The bill requires mandatory commitment until age twenty-six for serious youthful offenders and some other delinquent and youthful offenders, and it appropriates $1 million to the Children, Youth and Families Department to implement these changes.

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