Compassion in Juvenile Sentencing

Governor Ritter Signs Restorative Justice Bill Into Law

April 1, 2008 · 1 Comment

5280.com posted a nice piece on Colorado’s move toward restorative justice alternatives for juveniles yesterday:

“Gov. Bill Ritter took a step forward today in the movement to become smart about crime, rather than just tough on crime. He signed into law a bill that grants judges the option of ordering juvenile offenders to meet with their victims and perform community service, rather than be incarcerated in detention facilities”

Read the rest here and more here.

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  • Gerry Evans // April 15, 2008 at 4:27 am

    To sentence a child to life in prison without any chance of parole is both cruel and inhuman. It is hard to believe that this is still happining in 2008 in a christian country. That one mistake in childhood can condemn someone to such an awful fate makes all of us guilty if we do nothing.

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