Editorial
Bill aligns juvenile treatment with redemptive goals
Indiana for years has lacked a critical mechanism to protect some of the state's most vulnerable citizens: children charged with crimes.
There now is no system in place for determining the competency of children navigating the state's juvenile justice system, an omission that's left lawyers and judges struggling to find ways to help children who might not understand the trouble they're in or the next steps in their cases.
A bill that so far has had wide bipartisan support in the Indiana General Assembly would change that and implement needed safeguards for children.