It would allow people in that range in certain cases to have their convictions sealed and receive more flexible sentencing options at a judge's discretion. I'm just telling you that's not true. What we did in a D.C. crimes act is we made sure that people who were of that age, people who are the age of maturity, the age of adulthood, the age that you were exactly the age that you were. And in Florida, I had to face the music as an adult, not as a juvenile. Now, Florida does have laws around diversion, being able to seal records. (05:40–05:50)
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