Celtics voice support for ‘Raise the Age’ bill in Massachusetts
The “Raising the Age” bill aims to gradually raise the age of juvenile courts to include people from 18-20 years old.
Ahead of Friday night’s regular-season game against the Brooklyn Nets, the Boston Celtics are focused on an issue bigger than basketball.
Players wear “Raise the Age” shirts to raise awareness about the proposed “Raise the Age” bill in Massachusetts.
The bill aims to gradually raise the age of juvenile court to include 18-20 year olds.
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Celtics star Jaylen Brown addressed the crowd at TD Garden before Friday’s opening tip with a message about the “Raise the Age” initiative: “Before you tell us what This Tonight, I want to draw attention to a bill that we, the Celtics, are championing.
The name of this bill is called the Raise the Age bill.
If you would like to learn more, please visit the Celtics .com/raisetheage to learn more.
THANK YOU.
C head coach Joe Mazzulla also spoke about the bill in his pre-game press conference.
“I think it’s important in general.
Not just the organization, but for humanity,” Mazzulla said.
“But I know the Celtics have done a great job building awareness to that and working on a bill trying to change that.
“My wife was in criminal justice and she was a probation officer and we saw, just sometimes how the system can put people back and how it can hold people back and put them in even tougher situations in where they’re at.
And so, this bill is important to a lot of people because of what it can offer.
So just grateful to be a part of an organization that’s doing that, and the campaign starts tonight, and hopefully people can learn more about it.
” To learn more about the “Raise the Age” initiative, visit Boston Celtics United’s page or watch the video below: The Celtics are supporting legislation which would raise the age of adult sentencing from 18 to 21, moving offenders into the juvenile system.
The goal is to prevent more lives from ending up in the criminal justice system.
