Students with school absences—some as young as 12 years-old—were being tried in local truancy courts and juvenile courts without a lawyer to represent them.
For the first time, the Department of Justice is looking into a state case regarding the right to legal representation for child defendants.
The U.S. is the only country in the world that sentences youth to life in prison.
Students with school absences—some as young as 12 years-old—were being tried in local truancy courts and juvenile courts without a lawyer to represent them.
For the first time, the Department of Justice is looking into a state case regarding the right to legal representation for child defendants.
The U.S. is the only country in the world that sentences youth to life in prison.