A California appellate court ruled in late April that juveniles under the age of 16 cannot be tried as adults—or face adult life sentences. The court upheld the new law established last year under Senate Bill 1391. Solano County prosecutors attempted to challenge SB1391 in the case of Alexander Cervantes—a young man who was 14 when he committed the attempted murder and sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl, said the San Francisco Chronicle. The new law acknowledges “overwhelming scientific evidence that children who are 14 years old have … [Read more...] about California court rules against juveniles under 16 tried as adults
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San Francisco offers safe injection sites
If you can’t stop using heroin, San Francisco is willing to violate state and federal law so you can do it safely. In July, the city plans to open two sites that will allow shooting up under secure conditions. “I’m fully supportive of the city moving forward, just like we did with needle exchange before it was technically legal,” state Sen. Scott Wiener (D) said in a San Francisco Chronicle column. “We need to do everything in our power to keep people healthy, to get people off the streets so they’re injecting in a safe space indoors … [Read more...] about San Francisco offers safe injection sites