In re Juvenile Rules of Proc.

393 So. 2d 1077 (Fla. 1980)

As counsel for Florida Center for Children and Youth, SLC petitioned for a rule change of first impression to the Juvenile Rules of Procedure concerning the placement of delinquents charged as minors in adult jails when juvenile detention facilities were overcrowded or were otherwise believed to be inadequate. The petition was granted by Juvenile Court Rules Committee of The Florida Bar and its Board of Governors, but the Florida Supreme Court denied the proposed rule amendment. The Florida Legislature then amended the statute to restrict minors not charged as adults from commingling with adult jail inmates.