A bill (HB 718) that would make it easier to try youth as adults and greatly expand the number of youth tried as adults is moving swiftly through the Virginia House of Delegates.  Our best chance to stop it will be to block the Virginia Senate version, SB 419.  It will probably be heard next week in the Senate Courts of Justice Committee.  It is important for these legislators to hear from juvenile defense attorneys and others who know how juvenile transfer/certification REALLY works and the problems associated with this practice.  Keep reading for several ways you can take action to oppose this bill!