Column: Justice reforms will help Hawaii youth

Too often, vulnerable and abused children end up in our juvenile and adult criminal justice systems where they are subject to practices that run afoul of human rights norms. In Hawaii, for example, there is no minimum age for when a child can be prosecuted in juvenile court. It has been reported that hundreds of children who still believe in Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny have been prosecuted on the islands.

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