Senate committee advances bill adding voluntary manslaughter to juvenile code, frees $5.5M for community programs
A Senate committee voted 6-5 to advance a bill that adds voluntary manslaughter to the list of offenses that can move a youth into the adult system, gives judges wider sentencing options and allows $5.5 million in juvenile corrections grants to pay for community programs serving non-adjudicated youth.
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A Senate committee on an unspecified date voted 6-5 to advance a bill that changes the children's code to add voluntary manslaughter to the list of offenses that can place a young person under the adult system, expands judges' sentencing options for youth, and redirects roughly $5,500,000 in juvenile corrections grant money so it can fund community programs for youths who are not adjudicated delinquent.
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