April 18, 2016

Missouri Senate OKs prison options for kids guilty of murder

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - A bill moving through the Missouri Senate would change the state's sentencing guidelines to eliminate the mandatory sentence of life in prison for minors convicted of first-degree murder.

Lawmakers on Monday endorsed changing the guidelines to bring them into line with a 2012 U.S. Supreme ...

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