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Republicans are proposing to authorize courts to declare certain juveniles to be a risk to public safety, which would essentially eliminate the current six-hour limit on detaining juveniles without a court order. (Image via Shutterstock) July 8, 2021
Connecticut Republicans are circulating a petition among members of the General Assembly, demanding they return in special session and pass legislation concerning repeat juvenile offenders, arguing immediate action is needed to respond to a string of recent car thefts and other crimes.
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Republicans are proposing to authorize courts to declare certain juveniles to be a risk to public safety, which would essentially eliminate the current six-hour limit on detaining juveniles without a court order. They also want legislation that would require courts to order such juveniles to be electronically monitored until their criminal