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New report finds low reconviction rates for teens in first years of Vermont’s ‘Raise the Age’ law

As Vermont considers the future of its “Raise the Age” law, a new report has found relatively low rates of reconviction among the teenagers whose cases have been affected by the reform — though the data come with important caveats. The landmark law, which sought to route young adults charged with most offenses through juvenile […]

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