“Wisconsin is one of only nine states in the nation in which 17 year-olds are automatically treated as adults in the criminal justice system.”
LaKeshia Myers
State Representative. News release. Claim dated 17 Feb 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
In short
LaKeshia Myers (State Representative) made this claim around 17 February 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 March 2021, 27 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
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