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| Juvenile sentencing bill gains traction in third year |
| By yaledailynews.com- Michelle Liu |
| Published: 03/05/2015 |
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The third time’s the charm when it comes to juvenile sentencing reform, according to state Republicans. Testimonies from government officials, medical professionals, advocates and family members of juvenile offenders in front of the Judiciary Committee Wednesday afternoon skewed in support of a bill that would allow criminal offenders the chance to receive parole for crimes committed as minors. This is the third consecutive year a version of this “second look” bill has been raised by state Democrats. In the previous two years, the bill passed the House but died each time before reaching a vote on the Senate floor. According to the CT Mirror and CT News Junkie, Democratic leaders did not call a vote on the bill in 2014 due to a planned Republican filibuster and 20 controversial amendments that Republicans had attached to the bill. Read More. |
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