Starting this week, cases involving 17-year-olds in Connecticut will be moved from the adult criminal justice system to the state’s juvenile courts. It’s all part of a sea change in philosophy in which the state is trying get troubled teens into educational and vocational training programs instead of prisons.
The transition is likely to raise some legal and logistical issues, but that has not dampened the enthusiasm of Superior Court Judge Carol A. Wolven, the newly appointed chief administrative judge of juvenile matters. “I’m really looking forward to getting started,” said Wolven.
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