This letter is for people sentenced to lengthy prison terms in California for crimes committed when they were juveniles (under age 18) or young adults (under age 26); these people are called “youth offenders.” The information here applies mainly to youth offenders whose convictions are final (no longer on appeal), and who are serving any of the following types of sentences: life without the possibility of parole (LWOP); indeterminate terms (life with the possibility of parole after a minimum number of years); and long determinate terms (a set number of years).
