Corrections Headlines

Teen gang-banger gets LWOP for murder

A defendant who was 14 years old when he went on a shooting spree through south Modesto and killed a young father will likely die behind bars after a judge sentenced him Friday to 132 years to life in prison.

Angel Cabanillas, now 18, will be the only California inmate serving what is, in practical terms, life in prison without the possibility of parole for a crime committed at the age of 14 or younger, his defense attorney said in Stanislaus County Superior Court.

Probation officials said Cabanillas' sentence was the longest they could recall in their two decades working for the county…

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