January 17, 2008
Bill Aims to Ban Life Terms for Minors
Sara K. says that if she was freed from prison she would try to help children who find themselves in the same terrible circumstances she had to endure as a young teen. But Sara doesn't ever expect to be free. She is among 227 people in California serving life sentences without parole for crimes committed when they were ages 14 to 17. Sara's crime? At 16, she killed her 31-year-old pimp, who steered her into prostitution over three years…
LINK - InsideBayArea.com
