Also, juveniles 14 and older accused of murder or sex crimes will be required to stand trial as an adult. Harsh penalties for harsh crimes. But opponents see Prop. 21 quite differently. They point to the fact that California spends more on prisons than any other state but rank 42nd on education spending. But with a growing population, the criminal population is sure to grow also.
Prisons are, unfortunately, a part of life.
Opponents say that the bill unfairly targets the poor and that spending the money required by the bill on education is a better alternative. Detractors of Prop. 21 say that youth crime is down and that non-violent offenders will do hard time in adult prisons if the bill passes. The proposition doesn t allow for juveniles to make mistakes, mistakes that will haunt them for the rest of their lives. Opponents are right, but juveniles that commit murder or sex crimes don t deserve second chances they deserve to be haunted by what they did for the rest of their lives. The bill is an expensive one.