Seeking Justice For The Innocent

No More Extreme Sentences For California Youth

The California assembly recently passed a bill giving juvenile offenders serving life terms possible freedom. According to the senior attorney at the National Center for Youth Law, "They are more likely to rehabilitate than an adult". The California Supreme court told legislatures to prohibit juvenile prison sentences for non-homicide crimes without a meaningful chance for parole. In effect stopping the practice of "extreme" sentences that result in life in prison.

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