They have given us a real mess | Some juvenile courts say they don t have funds to follow new law making 17-year-olds juveniles
One St. Charles County case could force juvenile courts to take on 17-year-olds regardless of whether they have the money to do so Author: Christine Byers (KSDK) Updated: 6:31 PM CST January 27, 2021
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. We shouldn’t even know his name let alone the crimes he’s been accused of committing.
That’s because Tyrell Jones is 17 years old.
And, according to a law that took effect Jan. 1, he and others his age should be in Missouri’s juvenile system where most of the accusations against them are shielded from public view.
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