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New Legislation Reconsiders Juvenile Sentencing and Placement

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A proposal from Democratic State Senator Leland Yee working its way through Sacramento could ease penalties for some juvenile offenders, including those who commit murder. The legislation is inspired by a case out of Riverside involving a 10-year-old boy who shot and killed his father several years ago.

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