Effective July 1, 2010 a youth under age 18 whose case has been filed in/waived into adult court and is ordered to be held in secure custody must be held in a juvenile detention or shelter facilities rather than an adult jail until such time as they are convicted as an adult. There are provisions that permit the court to order the youth placed in an adult facility if they present a danger to the health and safety of other juveniles, but even in those situations there are restrictions on how they may be housed in that adult facility.
Whether 17-year-olds are returned to juvenile court jurisdiction or not in Wisconsin, we can at least move forward and ensure that youth under 18 are not held in adult facilities until they are clearly adjudicated and sentenced as an adult!
The Room Where it Happens: Attend a State Budget Hearing
In February, Governor Evers proposed his state budget. Read our reaction here and some of our analysis here (more to come soon!). The Governor’s proposals now go to the Joint Committee on Finance (often called the Joint Finance Committee or JFC). This powerful...
