The only restrictions Evers gave himself is that the underlying crime could not be a sexual assault, have involved a child. And if a person is serving a life sentence, they must have served 20 years. Murderers, kidnappers, cop killers, human traffickers, domestic abusers. The worst of the worst will be eligible to have their sentences lowered or even ended. Some of Wisconsin's worst criminals could go free. And even more troubling is that he set up a special process for felons who were juvenile sentences to life sentences. (00:35–00:45)
CLAIM
Asserts that serious offenders are eligible for sentence reduction or commutation under the new process.
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