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In the case of any individual confined to a juvenile facility and in the custody of the division of youth corrections (division) in the department of human services who is 18 years of age or older on the...
The bill retroactively applies the current 40-year sentence for juveniles sentenced as adults. For a...
It will end the all-too-common practice of warehousing prisoners with serious mental illness in solitary confinement. The bill would require a mental health evaluation for prisoners before they are placed...
A person convicted of a class 6 felony drug possession charge will not be sentenced under the habitual offender statute
2011
The bill amends the petition process for sealing certain drug offense criminal conviction records. The time period the defendant has to wait to petition the court to seal the record depends on the severity...