Colorado Senate Passes Juvenile Life Sentencing Bill

DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s GOP-led Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday that would bring the state in line with U.S. Supreme Court rulings that mandatory life sentences without parole for youth offenders are unconstitutional.
Sponsors Sens. Laura Woods and Cheri Jahn accused Colorado’s district attorneys of bullying and fearmongering in their vocal opposition to the bill, which affects 48 inmates who are serving life without parole for first-degree murder and other cr