He wasn’t convicted of Attempted Murder. He was convicted of:
Federal:30 years
Kidnapping
First-degree burglary
False imprisonment of an elder
State:Life without parole
Aggravated kidnapping resulting in bodily harm
False imprisonment of an elder or dependent adult
Threatening family of public officials
First degree residential burglary
Preventing or dissuading a witness by force or threat
Serious crimes for certain, but for someone with no prior violent convictions for 42 years, and clear mental health issues, life imprisonment is nothing more than throwing a person away because we lack the compassion to offer an actual functioning correctional system with mental health care.
As a prison reformist, I strongly oppose this sentence.
He wasn’t convicted of Attempted Murder. He was convicted of:
Federal: 30 years
State: Life without parole
Serious crimes for certain, but for someone with no prior violent convictions for 42 years, and clear mental health issues, life imprisonment is nothing more than throwing a person away because we lack the compassion to offer an actual functioning correctional system with mental health care.
As a prison reformist, I strongly oppose this sentence.