Lawmakers Push Tougher Penalties in Child Neglect Deaths

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 4:22 AM

Assemblyman Matt Simpson and state Senator Jim Tedisco are backing legislation known as Joycelynn’s Law. The bill is named for 3 year old Joycelynn Dylewski of Corinth, who died last year from prolonged neglect. It would raise criminally negligent homicide involving a child from a Class E felony to a Class A-1 felony, with a […]

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