Illinois banned life sentences for young offenders—but not for those already behind bars – Capitol News IL

Today, Illinois remains one of 17 states without discretionary parole. Only two groups can seek it: those sentenced before parole was abolished in 1978 and youthful offenders sentenced after 2019. Sen. Rachel Ventura introduced a bill in the previous legislative session that would have made the ban on life without parole retroactive, but it failed.
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Hello, Indiana!
1 year ago

Ventura and her sidekick Manley are a couple more Dems ever willing to try out their latest “ social experiment “ upon the public, consequences be damned.

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