New Jersey S2301 addresses resentencing and parole for juvenile defendants sentenced as adults.
New Jersey S2301 mandates that courts consider specific mitigating factors when sentencing juvenile offenders tried as adults. These factors include the defendant's age, characteristics of youth such as impulsivity and susceptibility to peer pressure, and any obstacles faced as a child. The bill also allows juvenile defendants who received sentences with a parole ineligibility period of 20 years or more to petition for resentencing after 10 years. At the resentencing hearing, the court must consider the mitigating qualities of youth and the defendant's efforts at rehabilitation.
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