Advocates Focus on Conference Committee After JJDPA Reauthorization Passes Senate [JJIE.org]
Juvenile justice reform advocates are turning their attention to a House and Senate conference committee after a key bill, a decade-plus in the making, passed yet another legislative hurdle. The Senate passed a reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention Act ( S 860 ) on Tuesday by a voice vote. The act hadn't been reauthorized since 2002 and was badly in need of an update, juvenile justice advocates have long argued. The bill now heads to a conference committee to be...