This Winnipeg court is trying to fix how it handles its youngest offenders — one kid at a time
A new kind of courtroom in Winnipeg is hoping to keep young people from ending up back in the justice system by welcoming them into it right from the beginning.
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![A girl who appeared in court in Winnipeg in March was one of many young people whose cases are being heard in a new kind of youth court that started last year. The girl can't be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. A sketch of a teenage girl walking into Winnipeg's law courts building.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7182055.1713891587!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/girl-walking-into-law-courts-winnipeg-sketch.jpg)
A new kind of courtroom in Winnipeg is hoping to keep young people from ending up back in the justice system by welcoming them into it right from the beginning.