American Civil Liberties Union : ACLU Letter to Senate Judiciary Leadership Urging Opposition to Amendment S. 3155

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ACLU Letter to Senate Judiciary Leadership Urging Opposition to Amendment S. 3155 (7/30/2008)

Senator Kyl's amendment would allow youth to be prosecuted as adults for certain crimes

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Description: On behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union, we urge you to oppose Senator Kyl’s proposed amendment to S. 3155, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act, at tomorrow’s scheduled mark-up. The amendment would allow youth who commit certain crimes to be prosecuted as adults.
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