youthful offender
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The brothers are eligible for parole under California's youthful offender law which allows individuals who committed crimes before the age of 26 to seek a reduced sentence.
From BBC • May 14, 2025
Under the state’s youthful offender law, both are immediately eligible for parole because the shootings happened before they turned 26.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025
Weidert was a youthful offender who has "an impeccable prison record" and four psychological assessments saying he would be of little risk if released, said his attorney, Charles Carbone.
From Fox News • Aug. 10, 2021
Weidert was a youthful offender who has “an impeccable prison record” and four psychological assessments saying he would be of little risk if released, said his attorney, Charles Carbone.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2021
But promptly and certainly when circumstances justify the committal to a State reformatory, the youthful offender should go.
From London's Underworld by Holmes, Thomas
