Youths organize against crime measure.
If you're under 18 in Washington and accused of a crime, you may be tried in adult court and sent to an adult jail, with few chances to get the counseling and education you need. On March 7, California may upstage Washington's law by passing Proposition 21, the Gang Violence and Juvenile Crime Prevention Act. Across the state, young people have launched grassroots efforts to stop the measure. In the process, they've caught the attention of youth advocates in Seattle. These grown-ups are hoping to learn how to bolster their own efforts up north.