Washington State Juvenile Justice Disparities
Report shows 90% of youths charged as adults experienced physical abuse, 85% emotional abuse, and 91% of Native American children faced parental separation.
Hundreds of Native Americans serve adult sentences for juvenile crimes, losing privacy protections as employers, lenders, and schools access records.
Around 1,000 may see retroactive sentence changes.
State Rep. Chris Stearns (Navajo Nation) leads efforts to eliminate juvenile points, but retroactive changes unlikely this year due to opposition and budget issues.
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