I posted this on another forum, but this seemed the better place for it....Has anyone heard of this? I heard that a law passed in Florida, Texas and Ohio is next..If a person is sentenced to life they can be released after doing 20 years.
Guess it has something to do with prison overcrowding..

anyone else hear this??

HEARD OF IT ALSO BUT NOT SURE ON THE TIME . SOMEONE WILL COME ALONG AND LET YOU KNOW GOOD LUCK

I hope to hear more about this. I wonder if it would be true even for bthose who are ineligable for parole.

I'd think that if such a thing had passed in Florida, or Texas the folks of PTO would certainly know about it. Texas, if no other state is well represented here.

I do believe it's another greatly wishful rumor run amok.

This thread is heading to Legislation and Laws,... be on topic there. That forum is full of information on laws in debate and laws that haven't made it off the drawing board, and like this thread,.. questions about nameless laws that someone hopes exist and are coming to a town near them.

WOW if thats the case then ALOT of people that served more than 20 years are getting out soon. and thats prolly a hell of a lot. ktc

I have a very special friend doing life in texas and the first time he will come up for parole will be in 2028 he went in in 96 so no i dont think the 20 year thing is going to happen texas prisons suck

There are two different types of life sentences -- there is a sentence of life and there is a sentence with life without possibility of parole. The latter means the natural life without any possibility of parole. The former generally means that they come up for early release in the form of parole after doing between 20 and 30 years, depending on the state, but they can remain incarcerated for the remainder of their natural lives if the parole board deems them too dangerous to society.

There are also those who are given a certain number of years with a life top. What does that mean? My son was given a 15 to life in 1988. He has now served almost 17 years. How ironic, he was only 17 when first charged. Has anyone heard anything on SB1223?