June 1, 2009
Editorial: “Don’t throw away the key on juvenile offenders”
Astate with a $24.3 billion deficit and a sputtering economy needs to get serious about reassessing all of its policies. One of California's most senseless practices, in its waste of tax dollars and human capability, is a law that allows juvenile offenders to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
More than 250 California inmates are locked up without possibility of parole for crimes they committed before the age of 18.
The rest of the civilized world recognizes the folly of condemning a juvenile to a life behind bars. The United States stands alone in issuing no-parole life sentences to minors, according to Human Rights Watch…
LINK - SFGate.com (San Francisco Chronicle)
