Statement·other·said 2025-08-20
“In DC, 18-24 year-old criminals are eligible to be charged and tried as juveniles.”
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Mixedby PolitiFact
2025-08-27Reasoning
PolitiFact said the characterization is inaccurate: DC's Youth Rehabilitation Act doesn't allow 18-24-year-olds to be tried as juveniles. It allows that age range, in certain cases, to have convictions sealed and receive more flexible sentencing at a judge's discretion.
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