#Louisiana House committee approves bill to allow minors convicted of murder to be parole eligible

By Lauren McGaughy, NOLA.com | The Times Picayune

Juveniles sentenced to life in prison for murder would be eligible for parole under a bill approved Wednesday by the House Criminal Justice Committee. The bill passed without opposition and now proceeds to the House floor for further debate.

House Bill 152, sponsored by Pineville Republican Lowell “Chris” Hazel, would allow juveniles who are sentenced to life in prison for first- and second-degree murder to be parole-eligible after serving 35 years of their sentence.

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