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Children ages 10 to 12 can still be arrested in Colorado after lawmakers gut bill to raise minimum age of prosecution

The bipartisan bill was rewritten in the last day of the 2023 legislative session

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David Zalubowski, The Associated Press
The Colorado State Capitol is the center of attention in the next few days as the 2021 legislative session comes to a close.
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8:  Elise Schmelzer - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)Denver Post reporter Seth Klamann in Commerce City, Colorado on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
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The first version of the bipartisan bill, HB23-1249, would have banned the arrest and prosecution of kids ages 10 through 12 for any crimes other than homicide and instead proposed that a network of multi-disciplinary social services teams handle criminal behavior among that age group.
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