More than 93% of youth arrests in D.C. in the first half of this year were black youth. DC Already has the highest youth incarceration rate in the country, more than three times the national average. This bill would take those discrepancies and make them worse, funneling even more children to the adult system. Now, the bottom line is simple. The legislation in front of us does not make us safer, does not make D.C. safer. It makes D.C. less safe. (15:36–15:44)
CLAIM
Asserts that the bill would worsen racial discrepancies and increase youth in the adult system.
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