Idealist.org: Gangs Bill: Prosecuting Children as Adults

Idealist.org: Gangs Bill: Prosecuting Children as Adults:

"The Gang Deterrence and Community Protection Act (S. 155/H.R. 1279) is expected to come to the House floor soon. Civil rights groups and children's advocates are fighting the bill because it calls for more children being prosecuted as adults in the federal criminal justice system, the expansion of the death penalty, and the imposition of mandatory minimums for gang related crimes. "