• Pilferjinx@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    This whole trail as an adult is just to give out harsher penalties. Honestly it should be renamed to something else as to avoid these discussions. Something like dangerous child proceedings or some such with appropriate handling

    • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      Here’s a dirty little secret. There are many counties in the US where the Number One employer is the prison system. Those folks have a vested interest in keeping the prisons full.