Turf-It, the weather-delayed project that has left the fenced-off fields of Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School barren, will begin in several weeks, transforming both the football and soccer fields with artificial turf.
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) requires that states keep minors out of adult jails, but a legal loophole has allowed states to incarcerate young prisoners in adult jails: the JJDPA does not apply to young people tried as adults, in adult court.
