[Editorial] The age of juvenile offenders must be lowered and infrastructure must be expanded to help them reintegrate into society.

Minister of Gender Equality and Family Won Min-kyung is reporting the results of public discussion on the age standards for criminal minors (juveniles under the law) at a cabinet meeting held at the Blue House on the 14th. Yonhap News The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family reported at the Cabinet meeting on the 14th a plan to lower the age standard for criminal minors (juveniles under the law) by one year from the current 14 years old to under 13 years old only for violent, serious, and repeated crimes. This conditional downward plan is centered on relevant ministries and experts under the direction of President Lee Jae-myung.