Men support the idea a bit more than do women.
Juveniles should serve time in adult prisons when they reach adult age and have not finished their sentence in juvenile settings. Two boys, ages 11 and 13, are held. They are too young to be tried as adults under Arkansas law. That suggests public sentiment is likely to favor proposed legislation that would make it possible for juveniles of any age to be tried for certain crimes as adults. State Rep. Ted J. Thomas, R-Little Rock, is circulating a proposal that would allow prosecutors to petition to try young juveniles as adults.