Police may soon get access to juvenile records

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The D.C. Council is considering a bill that would give police access to juvenile arrest records and let them know where juvenile offenders are staying.

Supporters of the bill say police aren’t being told when dangerous young offenders escape from D.C.’s troubled group homes. They also say police are denied access to criminal records that could help solve other crimes.

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