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It depends on the legislation of the country concerned.
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∙ 9y ago
The age at which an individual can be tried as an adult and therefore go to adult jail varies by jurisdiction. In many places, the age is 18. However, there are some cases where individuals as young as 16 can be tried as adults, and in a few places, even younger individuals may be tried as adults depending on the severity of the crime committed.
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Can a 13 year old go to adult jail in the state of Maryland for Vandalism?
No a child cannot go to adult jail but you can/will be punished as in community service or other ways.
Can a 16 year-old go to jail in PA?
Yes, a 16 year-old can be charged and prosecuted as an adult in Pennsylvania for certain crimes. However, the juvenile justice system typically handles cases involving minors.
If you are 16 can you go to a adult jail?
You should be put in a young offenders jail not an adult jail at that age.
Can you go to jail for protecting a minor from an adult?
Depending on how you are protecting the minor from an adult you could go to jail. If you are protecting the minor within the guidelines of the law then you will not go to jail.
Can a 16- year-old go to jail?
The minimum age to go to jail or prison is 18, unless the juvenile is certified as an adult through the courts, which happens on occasion.
Can a 13 year old go to jail for three years?
a 13 year old would NOT go to an adult jail, however, if he/she committed a crime and found guilty, then the would go to juvenile detention centre for the time, if the crime was so severe, they would go until the age of 21 then on to a jail for adults.
Can kids go to adult jail?
yes
Would a 34-year-old man go to jail for going with a 19-year-old girl?
No because if she is 18 she is a legal adult
Why can't a 16 year old go to jail?
In some countries the legal age of adult-hood is 21 and others its 18, you must be a legal adult to go to "jail" or prison, anyone under these ages in their respective countries will end up in a juvenile detention centre which is like a prison but for those under the ages of adult-hood. that is why a 16 yo cant go to "jail"
If you commit a crime as a child but get sentences as an adult do you go to juvenile detention or jail?
Jail.
Can a 15 year old go to jail for selling pills?
Yes, if they are certified as an adult. Otherwise, they would be subject to juvenile laws.
Can you adopt an adult that is in the US illegally?
No, and you can go to jail for trying.
