Modifies provisions relating to the sentencing of persons under nineteen years of age

This bill changes the age at which individuals can be considered for parole for first-degree murder from eighteen to nineteen. It allows individuals under nineteen who committed murder before August 28, 2016, to petition for parole review after serving twenty-five years. For those sentenced on or after that date, it allows petitions after twenty-five and again after thirty-five years of incarceration. The bill also outlines specific factors the parole board must consider during these reviews, focusing on rehabilitation and maturity.

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