The Sentence in the Santana High School Shooter Case Reflects an Evolution in the Approach to Juvenile Offenders.

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For many, it came as a surprise when a San Diego judge issued a ruling last week that could allow the 39-year-old perpetrator of the region's most notorious school shooting to be released from prison. However, a series of laws and court rulings favoring the rehabilitation of juvenile offenders for more than a decade have paved the way for the possible release of Charles “Andy” Williams, the shooter at Santana High School, who killed two classmat…