Albany, NY – “A number of legislators have balked at Raise the Age efforts on principal. “It never hurts to appear tough on crime, especially in an election year,” Paige Pierce, executive director of Families Together New York, told Gotham Gazette. She and other advocates think Van Zandt’s story can show legislators that the current system doesn’t just punish hardened criminals, but could in fact ruin the lives of those with mental-health issues or of teens who simply make one wrong choice.” Read More Here