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Thanks to the Colorado Juvenile Defender Coalition this is changing! The Colorado Juvenile Defender Coalition recently published a report that shows a very uneven approach to juvenile justice that can be particularly punitive to kids without sufficient means. The report showed that in Denver, Boulder, and Colorado Springs there are public defenders in juvenile court nearly every day and the majority of kids are spoken to or represented by counsel. But the coalition observed one day in Larimer County, when 20 out of 22 kids had no counsel. A separate day in Arapahoe County had 15 out of 23 children without counsel, and in Weld County all 21 juvenile suspects had no counsel for their first appearance in court. Alarmingly, in some juvenile cases no one represents the children at all -- not even at detention hearings. Children were more likely to deal with the prosecution, taking its guidance and advice, instead of having representation of their own.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 22:28:08 +0000

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