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Missouri Senate OKs prison options for kids guilty of murder

Missouri senators on Monday endorsed changing the state's sentencing guidelines to eliminate the mandatory sentence of life in prison for minors convicted of first-degree murder. Lawmakers voted to alter the guidelines to bring them into line with a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found mandatory life sentences for minors unconstitutional. Bill sponsor Bob Dixon, R-Springfield, ...

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