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HR 4300 110th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Economics and Public Finance Families Federal aid to law enforcement Government Operations and Politics Juvenile delinquency Law Legal aid Life imprisonment Parole State laws

Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2007

Introduced: December 6, 2007 Introduced by: Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Jan 14, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Dec 6, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 6, 2007
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act of 2007 - Requires states to enact laws and adopt policies to grant child offenders who are under a life sentence a meaningful opportunity for parole at least once during their first 15 years of incarceration and at least once every three years thereafter. Defines "child offender who is under a life sentence" as an individual who is convicted of a criminal offense before attaining the age of 18 and sentenced to a term of natural life or its functional equivalent in years.

Requires the Attorney General to: (1) establish and implement a system of early release for each child offender who is under a life sentence in a federal prison; and (2) award grants to states to improve legal representation and other services for child defendants charged with an offense carrying a possible sentence of life in prison.

What's happening now January 14, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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