2007 Senate Bill 40: Ban life without parole sentence for juveniles

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Introduced by Sen. Martha G. Scott (D) on January 24, 2007, to prohibit sentencing an individual convicted as a juvenile to imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole. This is the maximum penalty in Michigan law and is only imposed for the most serious crimes of violence.
- Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on January 24, 2007.

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1) People And Change by Anonymous Citizen on October 20, 2008

>YES people CAN change.. but bottom line, a rapist will always and forever be a rapist.<

By this logic, then, a person who once lived as an upright, honest, decent human being before stepping out of line and committing a crime will always and forever be an upright, honest and decent human being.

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2) Would You Feel That Way If by Partior on October 20, 2008
a 17 year old punk murdered your spouse while stealing their car????????
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3) yes people can change... by Anonymous Citizen on October 20, 2008
YES people CAN change.. but bottom line, a rapist will always and forever be a rapist.
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