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youthful offender

American  
[yooth-fuhl uh-fen-der] / ˈyuθ fəl əˈfɛn dər /
Also youth offender

noun

  1. a young delinquent, especially a first offender, usually from 14 to 21 years old, whom the court tries to correct and guide rather than to punish as a criminal.


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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

Resentencing could trigger their eligibility for parole through the state’s youthful offender law since they were under 26 at the time of the murders.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2025

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

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 Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2021

What good can possibly come either to the State or to the youthful offender?

From London's Underworld by Holmes, Thomas

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