Age of Criminal Majority to 21
An Act to Promote Public Safety and Better Outcomes for Young Adults - H.1826 - S.920
Gradually raise the upper age for delinquency and youth offender cases to include 18-20 year olds, ensuring that they are not charged as adults
Ensure that young people who are incarcerated are able to participate in impactful rehabilitative programs that are not available in the adult correctional system
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the decision makers
Joint Committee on the Judiciary
Who on committee has co-sponsored:
state senators:
James Eldridge (D)
Acton
chair
Eric Lesser (D)
Longmeadow
chair
Sonia Chang-Diaz (D)
Boston
Cynthia Creem (D)
Newton
John Velis (D)
Westfield
Patrick O'Connor (R)
Weymouth
state representatives:
Michael Day (D)
Stoneham
chair
Chynah Tyler (D)
Boston
chair
Christopher Hendricks (D)
New Bedford
Susannah Whipps (I)
Athol
Colleen Garry (D)
Dracut
Jon Santiago (D)
Boston
Brandy Fluker-Oakley (D)
Adam Scanlon (D)
Jay Livingstone (D)
Boston
Sheila Harrington (R)
Groton
Alyson Sullivan (R)
Abington
Who has co-sponsored:
History of the bill
2022
Mar 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
2021
Advocacy Organizations
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