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!
Statement: Raise the Age in Wisconsin
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 At Kids Forward, we firmly believe that every child in Wisconsin deserves to be treated like a child. Yet, our state continues to tragically lag almost every other state in the country when it comes to youth justice reform. In the wake of the...
