Mass. Bill Would Allow Parole for Juvenile Killers
January 28th, 2013
BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Deval Patrick has filed legislation that would eliminate mandatory life sentences without parole for teens under 18 convicted of first-degree murder.
The measure filed Monday would also raise the age for juvenile court jurisdiction from 17 to 18 in Massachusetts.
Under current state law, teens as young as 14 can be tried as adults for first-degree murder. Conviction on first-degree murder carries an automatic life sentence without parole in Massachusetts.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last year that mandatory life sentences without parole for juveniles are unconstitutional.
Patrick’s bill would still allow life sentences without parole for juveniles under certain circumstances.
The Gov needs to GO!!!!!!
Free* hugs, kisses and money for everyone! Thanks governor, you’re the best!
For real? you do the crime you better do the time . why would they even consider letting there animals out? this is yet another reason i have politicians
pull up your pants, or face jail time! kill someone, you get parole. yep. makes a whole lot of sense!
I have mixed feelings about this….
AGREED!!!
AGREED!!!
If they killed already DON’T let them out! from the same dufus who wants to keep us from being able to defend ourselves. (gun control, Lawful gun owners are not the problem letting killers out on parole is!)
Cool. Don’t make it easy for the to get, use the same standards that is used for adults.
these are children , think about what it takes for a child to kill someone . kids can be reformed better then adults . plus it parole not a get out of jail free card .
Go directly to jail, do not pass Go, do not collect anything, do not draw a get out of jail free card. Now stay there you vermin!
Are you kidding me???????? Who made this idiot call???
Some people cannot be fixed, even children. Their brains are wired wrong. It’s comparible to trying to make a *** person straight. Let them out and they will kill again. This law is dangerous for all of society.
They committed murder. Gov needs to go is right.
Good For Him..Not Everyone Of Them Deserve To Be Locked Up Forever….
I Believe In.Second Chances…
Just insure them, it’ll all work out
You can never have too many murderers on the street. (My posts not recommended for the sarcasm-impaired).
Keep the dirtbags locked up, they took a life, they should be put away for good.
If you take a life, you don’t deserve a second chance. The person who was killed will never get a second chance, so why should the murderer?
I am sure all you supporters would be singing a much different tune if your family member was killed by someone, only for them to be paroled because they we’re 17. It is time you stop coddling these “kids. ” Our society has become so soft it is disgusting.
It’S obvious the chick that ‘believes in second chances’ knows someone in prison and is just ignorant and thinks ‘it won’T happen again’ look @ another way honey how would you have felt if it was your mother father brother or sister that was their first