SB770:

Juveniles; places of confinement.

Bill Summary:

Places of confinement for juveniles. Provides that there shall be a presumption prohibiting the incarceration of a juvenile offender, who has been convicted and sentenced as an adult in circuit court, in an adult correctional facility prior to his or her eighteenth birthday; however, this presumption may be overcome if the judge determines that the juvenile's behavior while incarcerated poses a continued threat to the security and safety of other juveniles or staff at the juvenile facility where he or she is confined.