An Act to Amend Title 10 and 11 of the Delaware Code Relating to Juveniles.
It became law on May 24, 2018.
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- Became law
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- Latest action
- May 24, 2018
What it does
United States Supreme Court case law and scientific research has changed how we think about juvenile delinquency. We know now that an adolescent’s brain is not fully developed until his/her mid-twenties which makes juveniles especially prone to making poor choices. In the landmark case of Miller v. Alabama, wherein the United States Supreme Court prohibited mandatory life sentences without parole for juveniles, the Court wrote: “Children are constitutionally different from adults for sentencing purposes.” This proposed legislation would repeal and remove all minimum-mandatory sentencing schemes for juveniles adjudicated delinquent in Family Court because children are different than adults.…
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Where it goes next
It is law in Delaware. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.