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Ending automatic prosecution of 18-year-olds as adults draws cost, case load concerns
Senate lawmakers voted to end the automatic prosecution of 18-year-olds as adults by extending the juvenile justice system to include the age group, a move supporters hailed as a way to increase public safety but opponents cautioned could put a burden on …