OLYMPIA, Wash. — Leadership representing 20 tribal organizations in Washington state are among the voices pushing for a new law that could reduce sentences for inmates currently serving time.
State Rep. Chirs Stearns, a lawyer and member of the Navajo Nation, is advocating for a new law, House Bill 2065, that would allow some convicted criminals to be resentenced if their juvenile record was considered as part of their punishment process – something the state no longer allows as of last year.
“There is a lot of success, but at the same time, there is a lot of that intergenerational trauma, and this bill is about breaking that cycle,” Stearns said.
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