SB 449

Abstract

Juvenile parole; juvenile correctional centers. Provides that any person sentenced to a term of life imprisonmentor who has a cumulative term of active sentences that total morethan 20 years, regardless of whether such sentences were imposedduring a single sentencing hearing or multiple sentencing hearings,for a single felony offense or multiple felony offenses committedwhile that person was a juvenile and who has served at least 20 consecutiveyears of incarceration, including any period of commitment in a juvenilecorrectional center, shall be eligible for parole. Under current law,any period of commitment in a juvenile correctional center for anysentences for such juvenile offender is not considered as a portionof the minimum of 20 years of incarceration served in order for suchoffender to be eligible for parole.