Colorado: State bill would change minimum arresting age for kids

State bill would change minimum arresting age for kids

Colorado lawmakers debated a bill Wednesday that would help reform the justice system by reducing its involvement with young juveniles. HB22-1131, which is named “Reduce Justice-involvement For Young Children,” was discussed during the Judiciary committee’s meeting on Wednesday afternoon. If passed, the bill would help keep young children out of the criminal justice system, but some opponents of the legislation wonder whether or not lawmakers are approaching the subject correctly. “Children that are ages 10, 11 and 12 would no longer be able to be arrested or charged with a juvenile delinquency or ticketed with a municipal citation and that ...

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