S. 4474 aims to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 by eliminating the use of valid court orders to detain status offenders—youth who commit noncriminal offenses like skipping school or running away from home. The bill outlines Congress's findings on the negative...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to change a law so that kids who get into trouble for things like skipping school can't be locked up in the same way as kids who commit serious crimes. It wants states to stop using special court orders to lock up these kids and have a bit of extra time to figure things out if they need it.