New Minnesota bill aims to expand the age of a juvenile accused of a crime from 18 to 21

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - A new Minnesota bill aims to expand the age of a juvenile accused of a crime from 18 to 21.

"We’re trying to line up what the science tells us and what the data tells us with how our systems actually work – how our criminal justice system works and how we’re dealing with our young people," said Rep. Cedrick Frazier (DFL-New Hope), who is a co-author on the bill.

Frazier cites science that says our brains aren’t fully developed well into our twenties as reasoning behind the proposal.
But members of law enforcement say young people know right from wrong, and that you can’t be selective when applying that kind of science
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