Requiring Judges To Consider Past Trauma Of Youth Offenders Aim Of New Law

Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility is short on cooks but still needs to provide meals for the inmates. So Directors of the facility have resorted to purchasing meals from L & L and Zippy's in nearby Kailua and is asking for another $800,000 to cover the costs through this year. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025)

HawaiĘ»i is poised to become one of the first states in the nation to require a judge to consider a child’s exposure to trauma before charging the youth as an adult. Senate Bill 2108, which would also bar minor victims of trafficking or sexual assault from being charged as adults for going after their abuser, … Continue reading Requiring Judges To Consider Past Trauma Of Youth Offenders Aim Of New Law

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