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NEW: latest piece from our #LeftBehindOregon series with @theappeal featuring stories of ppl sentenced to life as children. Cayce French writes about shame, getting clean, and his four-legged friends. theappeal.org/i-killed-my-br… #jlwop #lwop #projectpooch
Previous article by Seth Koch: theappeal.org/i-was-a-child-… #LeftBehindOregon
New! Joint project w/ @theappeal exploring lives of the "Left Behind," ppl serving life for crimes committed while children. Last yr's youth sentencing reforms in Oregon don't address their cases - unfinished business. bit.ly/32KS2AZ #leftbehindoregon #jlwop #cjreform
@theappeal There are more than 100 juvenile lifers in our state prisons. Some are serving "true life" sentences which mean they may never be released. Others do have the possibility of release dates but they may not come until they are well into old age. #jlwop #cjreform #orpol
It's difficult to persuade legislators to unpick decisions already made about past cases, and there are some legal barriers to doing so. The new law #SB1008 does not address the extremely lengthy sentences some Oregonians are already serving. #orpol #leftbehindoregon
