Senators passed a bill May 2 that expands sentencing options for juveniles convicted of Class IA felonies.<\/p>\n
Introduced by Omaha Sen. Brad Ashford, LB44 establishes a new 40-year minimum sentencing option for a juvenile convicted of a Class IA felony. <\/p>\n
The bill also establishes that offenders younger than 18 years old at the time that an offense was committed who were denied parole will be eligible for a parole hearing each year thereafter. The parole board must review and consider the juvenile\u2019s:
\n\u2022 educational and court documents;
\n\u2022 level of participation in the offense;
\n\u2022 age at the time of the offense, level of maturity and intellectual capacity;
\n\u2022 ability to appreciate the risks and consequences of his or her conduct;
\n\u2022 efforts toward rehabilitation and participation in available rehabilitative and educational programs while incarcerated; and
\n\u2022 any other mitigating circumstance submitted by the juvenile.<\/p>\n
The bill passed on a 38-1 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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