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Advocates: 18–21-year-olds incarcerated with adults are not receiving legally required education; bill would require six hours daily instruction and IEP parity
Summary
Citizens for Juvenile Justice urged the committee to pass S1721 to ensure 18–21-year-olds incarcerated in adult jails and state prisons receive the same daily instruction (six hours) and special-education supports (IEPs) they would get in juvenile custody.
A legal fellow from Citizens for Juvenile Justice told the Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security that Senate Bill 17‑21 would require that 18‑ to 21‑year-olds incarcerated in local houses of correction and the Department of Correction receive the same educational hours and special-education protections they would have in the custody of the Department of Youth…
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