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Harsh Punishment For First Time Offenders?

By: Nichelle Sullivan
Updated: September 13, 2007
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According to state youth services director James Walker, juvenile judges do not consider all of the options before sentencing a first time youth offender to jail. Walker said yesterday up to 20% of first time offenders were sent to juvenile detention centers for minor offenses such as disorderly conduct. A Pulaski County judge who attended yesterdays meeting disagreed.

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