SB 9 Is Signed into Law Giving Juveniles Serving Life-Without-Parole Sentences A Second Chance

After a long fought legislative battle, on September 30, 2012, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 9 (Yee), which gives some juveniles who received life-without-parole sentences an opportunity for review of their sentences. There are 309 persons serving life-without-parole sentences in California for murders committed when they were younger than 18. SB 9, which goes into …