PRESS ADVISORY: State Representative Schroer Holds Press Conference to Discuss Criminal Sentencing Reform for Minors
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – State Representative Nick Schroer will be holding a press conference on Tuesday, January 21, 2020 to discuss his bill, HB 2201, and the need for reform in the sentencing review process of persons convicted as minors.
Schroer will speak on the bill in the House Lounge at 11:30 a.m., and discuss the importance of his legislation and how it relates to the case of Bobby Bostic.
Bostic, a minor at the time, was sentenced by Judge Evelyn Baker to serve 241 years in prison for crimes which did not result in death or serious injury to victims.
Judge Baker will be in attendance at the event to discuss why this legislation is needed and how she believes her sentence of life with parole at 112 years of age should be overturned.
For more questions, call Rep. Schroer’s office at 573-751-1470.
WHEN: 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 21, 2020
WHERE: House Lounge
