Sara Kruzan was 16 when she killed George Gilbert Howard, who she alleged had sexually abused and trafficked her for sex from since she was 13 years old, in a Southern California motel room. She was 17 when she was sentenced to die in prison.
on Friday pardoned a former inmate who received a life sentence when she was a teenager for killing her former pimp.ABC7 Bay Area 24/7 streaming channelIt's the final step in an official redemption that has spanned more than a decade and three governors of both political parties.
She served 18 years in prison until Newsom's predecessor, then-Gov. Jerry Brown, allowed her release in 2013. Leland Yee, a Democratic state senator who himself later went to prison for corruption, at the time called her case a"perfect example of adults who failed her, of society failing her. You had a predator who stalked her, raped her, forced her into prostitution, and there was no one around."Since the slaying, he said she"has transformed her life and dedicated herself to community service.
One of the commutations, of inmate Darnell Green, was recommended by the state's corrections secretary based on his exceptional conduct in prison after he was initially sentenced for a 1997 armed robbery in which no one was hurt.Newsom commuted the sentences of one inmate who was arrested at age 15, and another who is now 78 years old.
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