A proposed bill that could reopen life sentences sparked raw testimony at the Capitol from a woman whose grandmother was killed in a violent carjacking.
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Lawmakers heard emotional testimony Tuesday afternoon on a proposal that would change how Washington sentences repeat offenders, a debate that quickly turned personal for one woman still grieving her grandmother’s violent death.
The hearing centered on Senate Bill 5945, which would alter the state’s three-strikes law. Under current law, someone can be sentenced to life in prison after three serious felony convictions — even if one of those crimes was committed as a teenager. The proposed bill would
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