H.R.4300 - Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2007

To establish a meaningful opportunity for parole for each child offender sentenced to life in prison, and for other purposes. view all titles (2)

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  • Short: Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Official: To establish a meaningful opportunity for parole for each child offender sentenced to life in prison, and for other purposes. as introduced.

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Official Summary

12/6/2007--Introduced.Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2007 - Requires states to enact laws and adopt policies to grant child offenders who are under a life sentence a meaningful opportunity for parole at least once during their first 15 years of incarceration and at

Official Summary

12/6/2007--Introduced.
Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2007 - Requires states to enact laws and adopt policies to grant child offenders who are under a life sentence a meaningful opportunity for parole at least once during their first 15 years of incarceration and at least once every three years thereafter. Defines "child offender who is under a life sentence" as an individual who is convicted of a criminal offense before attaining the age of 18 and sentenced to a term of natural life or its functional equivalent in years. Requires the Attorney General to:
(1) establish and implement a system of early release for each child offender who is under a life sentence in a federal prison; and
(2) award grants to states to improve legal representation and other services for child defendants charged with an offense carrying a possible sentence of life in prison.

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12/09/09
H.R.4300: Restoring America's Commitment to Consumers Act of 2009 ...

H.R. 4300 is a bill that responds to incidents of credit card .. There's a kind of blindness humans have, when it comes to the endangered species of the sea.. King Without a Crown: Fedor Emelianenko & Co. Find Their Own Way. .... OpenCongress is a

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12/03/08
A Voice for Juvenile Prison Reform » Blog Archive » Texas Leads ...

Blog Directory · Campaign For Youth Justice · Child Welfare League of America · Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants · Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition · Compassion in Juvenile Sentencing · Drew

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11/17/08
Moving Forward to a New Day

Pass HR 4300, or other legislation to condition federal funding of state programs upon the state’s elimination of life without parole sentences for youth offenders. Life without Parole for Youth: A Nationwide Problem ...

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