CA SB1084

Allows defendants sentenced to life without parole as juveniles to petition for recall and resentencing after 15 years of incarceration, with subsequent petitions available at 20 and 24 years if the initial sentence is not recalled.

Requires courts to mandatory hold resentencing hearings if they find by preponderance of evidence that the defendant was convicted under felony murder rules, lacks prior juvenile violent felony convictions, had an adult codefendant, or demonstrated rehabilitation.

Excludes defendants from juvenile resentencing eligibility if they tortured their victim or their victim was a public safety official, including law enforcement or firefighters.

Extends judicial discretion in sentencing with three-term options from January 1, 2017 to January 1, 2022; after January 1, 2022, courts must impose the middle term unless circumstances in aggravation or mitigation exist.

Modifies legislative findings on sentencing purpose to include rehabilitation and restorative justice alongside punishment, and directs the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to establish a mission statement consistent with these principles.