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Article: National, State, and Local Organizations Applaud Senate Judiciary Chairman and Members on the Introduction of Strong Juvenile Justice Legislation
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- U.S. Newswire
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- March 24, 2009
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To: POLITICAL EDITORS
Contact: Eric Solomon, +1-202-558-3580, +1-202-253-5557 (cell),
for ACT 4 Juvenile Justice
WASHINGTON, March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the ACT 4
Juvenile Justice campaign (ACT4JJ) -- representing more than 350
national, state and local organizations -- applauds the Chairman of
the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Senator Patrick Leahy,
and his colleagues, Senator Herb Kohl, Senator Arlen Specter, and
Senator Dick Durbin for introduction of the Juvenile Justice &
Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 (JJDPA).
According to the ACT4JJ campaign, this bill signals a significant