Pardons and Paroles; juvenile offenders serving life without parole; parole authorized following satisfaction of certain conditions

HB 524 allows juvenile offenders (those convicted of crimes while under 18) serving life without parole to become eligible for parole after completing 10 years in prison. This applies specifically to individuals sentenced to life without parole for offenses committed as minors, changing their eligibility from automatic lifelong incarceration to a potential parole consideration after a decade. The bill amends Alabama's parole law to establish this 10-year timeline as the standard for juvenile offenders, without altering other parole criteria or standards. It directly affects current inmates who were under 18 at the time of their offense and are serving life sentences without parole.