New Mexico Child WelfareA Youth Today Special Edition: Summer 2022

JUVENILE PAROLE

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New Mexico court reiterates need for sentencing reform in granting parole to juvenile lifer

Michael Brown, who was expected to spend the rest of his life behind bars, had been serving one of the state’s longest sentences for a crime committed as a child due to his involvement in the 1994 murders of his grandparents. He will be eligible for parole in February 2024 following a New Mexico district court decision.

Steve Jansen

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