Ms. Nathan said the judges should remand the program to the Legislature.
The judge instead remanded Perdue to the state Department of Mental Health until April 2015.
There is no way of determining precisely whether judges are remanding a larger share of children to detention than before, or on what grounds.
The judge remanded Mr. Taylor for 30 days for the examination.
The judge remanded him without bail.
No pleas were entered and the judge, Mr Justice Simon, remanded them both in custody until their next court appearance.
Because state law prevents anyone under 14 from being punished as an adult, the judge remanded the boys to the Division of Youth Services.
The judge then remanded them to Federal custody to face racketeering charges that include murder, extortion and loan sharking.
A local judge has now remanded Brown in custody for a year and he has been transferred to the main prison in Higüey.
On Tuesday the judge threw out two of the charges and remanded the remainder to a petty crimes court, apparently precluding any further incarcerations.