Sara’s Law and the Preventing Unfair Sentencing Act of 2026

Summary

The bill authorizes courts to impose sentences below statutory minimums and to suspend portions of a sentence for youthful victim offenders. It applies to anyone under 18 who commits a violent crime against a person the court finds was a recent victim of trafficking or related offenses. The change is intended to account for the trauma experienced by these young offenders.

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