youthful offender
Americannoun
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The brothers are eligible for parole under California's youthful offender law which allows individuals who committed crimes before the age of 26 to seek a reduced sentence.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
Under the state’s youthful offender law, both are immediately eligible for parole because the shootings happened before they turned 26.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2025
“The assumption when Judge Murphy denied youthful offender status was that Chris Belter would receive prison time,” Cohen told The Post.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
Weidert was a youthful offender who has "an impeccable prison record" and four psychological assessments saying he would be of little risk if released, said his attorney, Charles Carbone.
From Fox News ● Aug. 10, 2021
It avoids publicity, investigates the home life of the youthful offender, and attempts by kindly treatment to guide him back into a wholesome, honest life.
From Problems in American Democracy by Thames Ross Williamson
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