PRESIDENT TINUBU DEPARTS JEDDAH FOR ABUJA AFTER SUCCESSFUL UMRAH IN MAKKAH. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.

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 STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU DEPARTS JEDDAH FOR ABUJA AFTER SUCCESSFUL UMRAH IN MAKKAH President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday departed King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for Abuja after successfully completing his Umrah (Lesser Hajj) in the holy city of Makkah. President Tinubu's plane took off at the Royal Terminal of the King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, at exactly 5:13.pm Saudi time. The Deputy Governor of the Makkah Region, Prince Saud bin MISHAAL bin Abdulaziz Al Saud; Nigerian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Ambassador Yakubu Gambo, and the Hon. Consul-General, Ambassador Muazam Ibrahim Nayaya, accompanied the President to the airport. Before departure, President Tinubu had a brief meeting with the Deputy Governor of Makkah at the Royal Guest Palace in the airport. On arrival on Thursday in Saudi Arabia, the President led members of the Nigerian delegation to perform the Umrah rites, including the circumambulation of...
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TOO YOUNG FOR A LICENSE, OLD ENOUGH FOR PRISON: THE BRUTAL DEBATE OVER 12-YEAR-OLDS FACING ADULT CHARGES IN FLORIDA. (PHOTO).

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 Too young for a license, old enough for prison: The brutal debate over 12-year-olds facing adult charges in Florida


Florida’s direct filing system, which allows prosecutors to bypass juvenile courts and send children straight into adult proceedings, has become a particularly harsh reality for Black youth in Miami-Dade County. 


Data from The Sentencing Project shows that Black children are disproportionately transferred to adult facilities, often for offenses where white peers are steered toward rehabilitative programs. 


This imbalance came into sharp focus with the cases of Nelson Nuñez, Jusiah Jones, and Xavier Tyson, whose alleged involvement in an assault last June at the Green Haven Project triggered the state’s automatic transfer mechanism.


Despite their young ages Jones was only 12 at the time the boys were stripped of the protections typically afforded to juveniles and thrust into a system designed for adults.


 Nuñez, identified as the alleged ringleader at 13, remains incarcerated in an adult facility without bond, while Jones is on house arrest and Tyson faces stalled proceedings due to repeated attorney rejections. 


Their circumstances highlight what critics call “adultification bias,” a societal tendency to view Black children as older and more culpable than they are, effectively erasing their childhood in the eyes of the law.


Broader statistics reinforce this troubling narrative. A 2025 report revealed that while youth incarceration overall has declined nationwide, racial disparities have widened, with Black youth making up the majority of cases transferred to adult court in states like Florida and Maryland. 


Surveys of Black Floridians show that over 70% believe this bias is the primary reason their children are treated as adults for mistakes that would be forgiven in white peers. 


The experiences of Nuñez, Jones, and Tyson serve as a stark illustration of how systemic inequities can redefine a child’s future in an instant.

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