A Louisiana Law Is Leading Teens With Minor Offenses to Be Charged as Adults

In February, a prosecutor from a rural area outside Baton Rouge asked members of Louisiana’s Senate judiciary committee to imagine a frightening scene: You are home with your wife at 4 a.m. when suddenly a 17-year-old with a gun appears. The teenager won’t hesitate, District Attorney Tony Clayton said. “He will kill you and your wife.” According to Clayton, teenagers were terrorizing the…

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