Seven years have passed since the bill became law preventing New York-based courts from prosecuting 16 and 17 year olds as adults for nonviolent offenses.
A bill establishing the Youth Justice Innovation Fund passed the state Senate and would direct $50 million out of the $250 million toward community-based organizations serving youth up to the age of 25.
Black youth face five times the juvenile placement rates as white youth in New York state.
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