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H.R. 4300, The Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2007 (7 comments ↓ | 3 wiki edits)
H.R. 4300 would establish a meaningful opportunity for parole for each child offender sentenced to life in prison.
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tena newsome
everyone deserves a chance to be heard especially a minor that got lwop. thats cruel and unusual punishment.
Bill Torbeck
Life without parole maybe suitable for some adults.A juvenile spending the rest of their life incarcerated without a parole review should not be tolerated in our so called forgiving society. Charles Manson gets a mandated parole review every five years???????? What are we waiting for?
Rhonda Fausett
We as a country need to change the system, it simply doesn't work. Juvenile life with out is unfair! You can not expect a child to make the correct choices and if they do punish them as children not adults. We need change and we need it now. Give them a chance, the deserve it.
Kris Mangione
As a mother with a son in prison of course I am for this bill. Also for the other 2,499 juveniles in prison all over the country. Watch the video on the web site http://hr4300.com. Ask yourself the same questions; are you the same today as you were at 14 or 16? There has to be some relief for these kids who were thrown away.
sean
see what 800 supporters say, sign http://www.thepetitionsite.com/6/petition-in-support-of-hr4300---ending-juv...
Tim
I feel that this bill pays no regard to the victims, when do they get a second chance? Many ask am I the same now as I was as 14 or 15? My answer is yes I may be different but I still know as I did when I was 14 or 15 that taking another life is wrong and that I would go to jail when caught. I ask how is it unfair to sentence a cold blooded killer to life in prison? In my case they planned for days on how they lure some to a vacant house stab them to death and steal there car. The intent was murder for a car they both confessed to that. Not just a stabbing a brutal stabbing 26 times with a 6 in filet knife and then almost decapitated my brother head. My brother only 28 at the time of his brutal death doesn't get a second chance. I don't get a second chance why should the ones who took his life??? I feel that know one has even given thought to us victims, what about are rights? should I be sentenced a life sentence of wondering if my brothers murderer will be freed.
Kris
In response to Tim. I am so sorry for your family. I completely understand what you are saying. It isn't fair and "Yes", people do think about the victims & their families. I think about the female victim/family and her daughter everyday. She has grandchildren that she didn't get to see grow up.
There are juveniles in prison for Life without Parole who didn't committ the crime. They were charged with complicity, at the scene, but didn't participate. Some had no idea a crime was going to be committed. These are the ones they most likely will look at upon gaining a parole hearing.