This Nov. 17, 2015 photo shows N Hall at King County Juvenile Detention Facility in Seattle, which houses both boys and girls who are detained for a variety of reasons. Recent court cases, legislation and high-profile crimes highlight the debate over the treatment of young offenders. For the past 20 years, it’s been up to county prosecutors across the state to decide which 16- and 17-year-olds accused of committing certain violent crimes are “auto declined” to adult, or superior, court and which ones are prosecuted in the juvenile system. (Ellen M. Banner /The Seattle Times via AP)
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