Michael Blake: “New York and North Carolina were the only two states that 16…”

“Yeah, there's always reason for change. Look, I was one of the leaders on Raise the Age and I was very clear with we needed to change that because at that time, New York and North Carolina were the only two states that 16 and 17 year olds were still being tried as adults. We had to have some common sense reform. But equally, you have to have common sense changes that happen now.” (05:01–05:07)

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