Proposed bill would abolish life without parole for young offenders in R.I.

Proposed bill would abolish life without parole for young offenders in R.I.

Lawmakers and nonprofit leaders are spearheading an effort to add Rhode Island to the growing number of states that have abolished life without parole sentences for young offenders.On Jan. 15, R.I. legislators introduced a bill in the state House of Representatives that would protect individuals who commit crimes when they are 21 years old or younger from receiving life without parole sentences.Currently in Rhode Island, only two offenses - firs…