Infographic on Raise the Age Outcomes: 16- vs. 17-Year-Olds
April 11, 2017
Youth Justice
Raise the Age: 17-Year-Olds in the Criminal Justice System
April 11, 2017
Most Texas voters support criminal justice reform
More than three-fourths of Texas voters believe 17-year-old offenders should be treated as juveniles rather than adults, and an even greater number support alternatives to incarceration for some nonviolent low-level Read more »
In Texas, Pattern of Arrest for 17-Year-Olds Is Closer to Juveniles than to Adults
Texas is one of seven states that automatically classify 17-year-olds as adults in the criminal justice system. That’s important because once a 17-year-old enters the courtroom as an adult, they Read more »
Fact Sheet: HB 122 (Raise the Age)
March 2017
Raise the Age Flyer: Voter Support
April 20, 2017
New Analysis of Texas Crime Data Suggests 17-Year-Olds Should Be Treated As Juveniles, Not Adults
Seventeen-year-olds are automatically prosecuted as adults in the Texas criminal justice system. A new data analysis from a broad coalition of groups working to raise the age of criminal responsibility Read more »
Study supports call to keep minors out of adult courts and prisons
Although the criminal justice system in Texas treats 17-year-olds as adults rather than juveniles, their arrest rate—and types of crimes for which they are arrested—more closely resembles 16-year-olds than adults, Read more »
Fact Sheet: SB 556 (Second Look)
March 2017
Testimony: HB 122 (Raise the Age of Juvenile Jurisdiction)
March 8, 2017
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