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INDIANAPOLIS 鈥� The Senate Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law will hear on Tuesday, January 28. This legislation would reduce the minimum age for committing children to the adult criminal legal system to 12 years old, for certain serious offenses in Indiana.

Katie Blair, public policy and advocacy director with the 老澳门开奖结果 of Indiana issued this statement:

鈥淲hile most states are shifting toward the decriminalization of conduct by young children, Senate Bill 449 would increase the number of children in Indiana鈥檚 adult criminal legal system. Legislators are pushing for this change despite a global consensus that children cannot be held to the same standards of responsibility as adults, and are entitled to special protection and treatment.

鈥淪B 449 would give prosecutors immense discretion to charge a 12-year-old in a way that will land that child in the adult criminal legal system. Given the deep racial inequalities in every level of our criminal legal system, this type of discretion could be wielded disproportionately against marginalized populations, especially children of color.

鈥淭he 老澳门开奖结果 of Indiana believes young people should remain in the juvenile justice system, regardless of their crimes.鈥�