Editorial: A 9-year-old charged with murder? The focus should be on healing, not punishment
by The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune
Oct 14, 2019
2 minutes
A deadly, fast-moving fire ripped through a mobile home east of Peoria, Ill., in April, hollowing out a family through the loss three children and two adults. The fire left surviving relatives bereaved, traumatized and in some cases, angry. In a development decried by juvenile justice experts, a 9-year-old family member has been charged with arson and five counts
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