HARTFORD – Speakers expressed strong convictions on both sides Monday as advocates pressed a divided judiciary committee to restrict the law used last year to shift a transgender girl with an assaultive history from the juvenile system to adult prison with no new criminal charges.
Advocates Push To Make Juvenile Transfers To Adult Prison More Difficult
JOSH KOVNER, Hartford Courant
Mon, 03/30/2015 - 1:32pm
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