Kenneth YoungMore than six months after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Florida's practice of sending juveniles to prison for the rest of their lives for non-murder crimes was unconstitutional, not a single former juvenile sentenced in such cases has found much relief.
In Crist's last Clemency Board meeting, set for Dec. 9, lawyers are asking state officials to consider the case of Kenneth Young, who is representative of a group of 116 Florida juveniles who were sentenced to spend the rest of their lives in prison for non-murder crimes. So far, that appeal has gone nowhere.
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Crist's is busy attracting national headlines for his pledge to pardon Jim Morrison, who has been dead for 39 years.
"I didn't think when I gave Kenneth Young life that it was life without parole. At this point, I'd sign a clemency petition for him to be considered for release."......J. Rogers Padgett
Florida has sentenced more juveniles to such sentences than all other states combined.
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IF YOU DO THE CRIME YOU MUST DO THE TIME ,WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD ,YOU CAN NOT FOOL ,JUST BECAUSE YOU WERE YOUNG YOU SHOULD NOT BE TREATED ANY DIFFERENT THEN THE REST ,YOU WERE THERE YOU DID WHAT YOU DID SO YOU MUST PAY FOR THE REST OF YPUR LIFE.
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