Current Affairs Government bill to pave way for special facilities for juvenile offenders
Until now the Czech Republic has lacked proper facilities for dealing with juvenile offenders committing serious crimes - including murder. But, that could all be about to change. On Wednesday the government approved an amendment put forward by the Education Ministry to create new facilities for juveniles who had committed serious offences, not just as a means of "putting them out of society's way" to prevent them from doing additional harm, but to provide crucial counselling and perhaps a lifeline to turn their lives around.
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