CA SB672

Expands youth offender parole eligibility to individuals who committed their controlling offense at age 25 or younger (previously under 18 for life without parole sentences), making them eligible for parole hearings during their 25th year of incarceration

Excludes from parole eligibility those 18 or older who committed specific offenses including: murder of peace officers, firefighters, prosecutors, judges, witnesses, or jurors; torture murder; hate crime murder; murder of children 12 or younger; domestic violence murder; or murder of two or more people in a shooting incident

Requires the Board of Parole Hearings to complete all youth offender parole hearings for newly eligible individuals sentenced to life without parole by January 1, 2028

Maintains existing parole eligibility timelines: 15th year for determinate sentences, 20th year for life terms under 25 years, and 25th year for life terms of 25 years to life

Preserves all constitutional and statutory rights of registered victims and their next of kin in the parole hearing process