Amendment ID: S2246-7

Amendment 7

Juvenile Parole Factors for Consideration

Messrs. Tarr and Richard T. Moore move to amend the amendment by inserting before SECTION 1 the following section_:-

“SECTION 1.  Section 130 of chapter 127 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2012 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following subsection:-

(b)  No prisoner sentenced to life in prison for murder in the first degree committed before the person had attained the age of 18 shall be granted a parole permit unless such prisoner proves beyond a reasonable doubt the following:

(i)  The prisoner displayed factors of:

(a)  Immaturity;

(b) Impetuosity; and

(c) Failure to appreciate risks and consequences.”