tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107037609455779557.post4046294253773182907..comments2024-02-28T05:56:28.293-08:00Comments on California Correctional Crisis: Support SB9 - the Fair Sentencing of Youth ActHadar Aviramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15200780666976305749noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107037609455779557.post-9260137695715980892013-05-31T11:51:50.113-07:002013-05-31T11:51:50.113-07:00So an ex-con sticking up for an inmate, that was i...So an ex-con sticking up for an inmate, that was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and yet convicted of a crime he did not commit, can't or won't be heard. Unless you know Jesus Christ, you are just as guilty as the rest, and you too have a life sentence hanging over your headBill Birneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107037609455779557.post-75700940765307000322013-05-31T11:48:03.493-07:002013-05-31T11:48:03.493-07:00Howm about the youths that were with the one that ...Howm about the youths that were with the one that did the murder, but did not partake in the murder, but was convicted anyways, just because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time? Not everybody is guilty...Bill Birneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107037609455779557.post-869521214042622282011-08-23T13:45:36.125-07:002011-08-23T13:45:36.125-07:00I don't think that's quite the point, Anon...I don't think that's quite the point, Anonymous. No one is setting this handful of people free; they'll spend many, many years in prison. Moreover, I don't see what the victims' families have to gain from keeping them there for longer than twenty five to life. It's certainly not the position of all victim families, just the ones that tend to be more vocal and receive more media time.Hadar Aviramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200780666976305749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107037609455779557.post-22979498297109126732011-08-23T11:31:03.065-07:002011-08-23T11:31:03.065-07:00Those people knew what they were doing when they d...Those people knew what they were doing when they did it. Just because their brains are not fully developed, it doesn't mean that they didn't know that they were killing someone. Think about the victim's families.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107037609455779557.post-85051209159903360752011-07-21T00:40:03.154-07:002011-07-21T00:40:03.154-07:00I also have a family member who has served 16 year...I also have a family member who has served 16 years of a 26 to life sentence. He is one of the most caring, smart and sensitive people I know, more so then most people I know out here. He has had to watch his son grow up from afar because of some draconian law that even the rest of the civilized world has done away with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107037609455779557.post-121258462185191272011-07-21T00:34:32.483-07:002011-07-21T00:34:32.483-07:00Are there any rumors or are any politicians talkin...Are there any rumors or are any politicians talking about those juveniles serving life tops? If any person(s) are deserving of a second chance it is those who did in fact commit offenses before they were old enough to truly understand the consequences of their actions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107037609455779557.post-77580812825568832642011-07-20T06:04:40.249-07:002011-07-20T06:04:40.249-07:00Anonymous and e79: The bill's effect is limite...Anonymous and e79: The bill's effect is limited to the few juveniles who are serving life without parole. So folks serving other terms, such as 25 to life or 16 to 44, would not be affected and would not have access to the resentencing procedure. For all the uproar about SB9, it truly affects a rather small number of inmates.Hadar Aviramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200780666976305749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107037609455779557.post-41263581836107881432011-07-19T22:32:46.980-07:002011-07-19T22:32:46.980-07:00My question is similar. How would the passing of t...My question is similar. How would the passing of this bill affect those juveniles who are serving indeterminate life sentences? My loved one has served 16 years of a 44 to life sentence. He is well aware that the percentage of lifers in California who actually are granted parole is very low. His sentence can be viewed as the functional equivalent of life without parole. I am positive that if given a chance for review in front of a parole board, that he would more than meet the criteria required for resentencing. When would it be possible for one such as he to have a chance for review? I would like to know if this bill could benefit someone like him.e79https://www.blogger.com/profile/08659609717894666565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8107037609455779557.post-77880355574272135952011-07-17T20:07:59.377-07:002011-07-17T20:07:59.377-07:00What about those serving 25 to life sentences? Do ...What about those serving 25 to life sentences? Do they also qualify for the resentencing provides in SB9? Anyone who has studied the way Calif. and CDCR paroles those serving indeterminate sentences knows that any term that is followed by "life" is essentially a LWOP sentence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com