Thank you for your interest in asking for a court hearing to make a record of how your young age at the time of your offense affected your actions. In People v Franklin (2016) 65 Cal.4th 261, the California Supreme Court said a defendant who will be entitled a youth offender parole hearing under Penal Code section 3051 may ask the superior court for permission to preserve evidence that is expected to helpful at the parole hearing.
No Time to Wait: A Case for Releasing Elders from California’s Women’s Prisons
This report was prepared by the Policy Advocacy Clinic (PAC) at the UC Berkeley School of Law and the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP) at the request of CCWP and the Close California Women’s Prisons Campaign. Download PDF: No Time to Wait_Full Report