HB 1344: Second Chances for People Incarcerated as Young Adults

February 9th @ 8am in the Public Safety Committee

HB 1344 allows anyone given a 15+ year sentence before the age of 25 to go before the parole board. This change would bring Washington State in line with the best evidence regarding brain development and offer hope and incentive to change to a large population of prisoners, many of whom are Black and Indigenous People of Color, who have been harmed by a determinate sentencing system that did not take into account their young age or capacity for change.

Read more about HB 1344 here.

What you can do to support

  • Take 1 minute and log in as “Pro” prior to the Feb 9th hearing! Click here and fill in your information. This is an easy way to support that only takes a second! Our goal is to get to 1k signed in as pro! Help get us there!
  • Submit written testimony prior to the Feb 9th  hearing! Click here and tell the Public Safety Committee why you support Second Chances for Young Adults!

HB 1413: Fresh Start for Criminalized Youth  

February 9th @ 8am in the Public Safety Committee

HB 1413 Fresh Start for Youth legislation promotes fair and proportional sentencing and advances racial equity by retroactively prohibiting the use of juvenile crimes to automatically give people longer sentences as adults. This practice disproportionately impacts Black and Indigenous People of color, who are more likely to be criminalized as youth.

Read more about the bill here.

What you can do to support

  • Take 1 minute and log in as “Pro” prior to the Feb 9th hearing! Click here and fill in your information. This is an easy way to support that only takes a second! Our goal is to get to 1k signed in as pro! Help get us there!
  • Submit written testimony prior to the Feb 9th  hearing! Click here and tell the Public Safety Committee why you support Fresh Start for Criminalized Youth Legislation!