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Join the celebration! October 19th in L.A.
PLEASE RSVP to michael.soller@sen.ca.gov
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Tuesday, Oct. 17th at 8pm: Join the CARES Call for families and friends of youth in prison, and attorneys will answer your questions
Do you have questions about Prop 57 or Youth Offender Parole? Want to understand what newly-passed laws mean for your loved ones? You can get your questions answered by a panel of attorneys who are leading experts on these issues. Join -
New, UPDATED Youth Offender Parole Guide!
Get yours here! Just click where it says “Youth Offender Parole Guide” on the right side of this page. New laws that expand eligibility for Youth Offender Parole have just been enacted (SB 394 and AB 1308), and More » -
Youth Offender Parole NEW LAW! Extends eligibility through age 25!
Governor Brown signed into law AB 1308, extending through age 25 a special parole process known as “Youth Offender Parole,” which gives an earlier parole hearing for some people and requires the Board of Parole Hearings to pay particular -
Governor Brown signs SB 395, protecting children in police custody!
This new law will protect children in police custody, ensuring that they’re not alone when making hard legal decisions, like whether to give up their rights and face police interrogation. Senate Bill 395 will mean that police cannot More »
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Governor Brown signs into law SB 394, giving a chance for parole to youth under 18 sentenced to LWOP!
Governor Brown signed SB 394 (Lara), giving people who committed a crime under age 18 and were sentenced to life without parole the chance to earn parole, with a first opportunity for a hearing after 24 years of More »
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Human Rights Watch Report on California
When I Die, They'll Send Me Home: Youth Sentenced to Life without Parole in California - 2012 update (PDF) finds that in many cases where juveniles were prosecuted with an adult, the youth received heavier sentences than their adult codefendants.
