Connecticut raises the age of juvenile court jurisduction

CT: Governor Signs Bill to Raise of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction from 16 to 18. On June 29, 2007, Connecticut raised the age at which juveniles are automatically tried as adults from 16 to 18 years old. Youth ages 16 and 17 will now be under juvenile court jurisdiction instead of being charged and tried as adults. This leaves New York and North Carolina as the only states in the nation that still try 16 year olds automatically as adults. This post from the Real Cost of Prisons weblog discusses the process that led to the change in policy.