Maryland board OKs settlement on juvenile life sentences
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Wednesday, March 10, 2021
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A Maryland board approved a settlement on Wednesday that will require the state to adopt new policies regarding the parole process for people sentenced as children to life imprisonment.
The settlement approved by the Board of Public Works will require the Maryland Parole Commission, the Division of Correction and governor to adopt new regulations for the parole process.
The settlement requires officials to consider youth of those sentenced and provide more transparency in the decision-making process.