71. Montana outlawed the death penalty for its juvenile offenders last year. 72. More juvenile offenders are using guns in their crimes. 73. Neither has he implemented any systematic drug testing of juvenile offenders, even though the correlation between substance abuse and juvenile crime is well-documented. 74. Most juvenile offenders on death row are in Southern states, while most countries in the world prohibit the practice. 75. Opponents said the bill was too strict and would undermine the possible rehabilitation of juvenile offenders. 76. Other countries that allow the death penalty but prohibit it for juvenile offenders include Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Libya. 77. Other provisions of the legislation that may generate controversy would include juvenile offenders in the registry and prohibit imprisoned sex offenders from participating in work-release programs. 78. Pataki said his plan will require additional prison cells to accommodate the larger numbers of juvenile offenders serving longer sentences. 79. Police are encouraging victims to file civil suits against the parents of juvenile offenders. |