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Oregon Will Hold Release Hearings for 73 Prisoners Sentenced to LWOP as Juveniles
Loaded on Sept. 15, 2023
by Mark Wilson
published in Prison Legal News
September, 2023, page 39
Filed under:
Parole,
U.S. Sentencing Guidelines,
Parole Conditions,
Juvenile Offenses/Offenders.
Location:
Oregon.
by Mark Wilson
On October 6, 2022, the Oregon Supreme Court denied a petition for review from prosecutors seeking to stop the Governor and Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision (BPPS) from granting early release hearings to 73 prisoners who were sentenced to life for offenses committed as juveniles. See: …
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