Let's trade: you can let your murderers and rapists free if you'll agree to raise the voting age to twenty-seven, after their brains have developed, and they’re capable of reason

(State Rep. Craig Fishbein of Wallingford, a ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee, said Thursday he will oppose the legislation because he believes this cohort is serving prison sentences related to homicides and murders. “Maybe the message should be not to kill people,” )

HARTFORD — About 140 who are imprisoned who committed serious crimes as teens and young adults could become eligible for early parole under legislation aimed at expanding a 2023 law that recognizes the acceptance of rehabilitation.

CT proposal could make 140 people convicted as youthful offenders eligible for early parole…

It would also raise the age from 21 and younger at the time of sentencing to 26 and younger, in line with emerging scientific research that shows adolescent brains are still developing into their 20s.

“Research shows that the human brain, especially the areas responsible for judgment, impulse control and decision-making continues developing into the mid-20s,” said Nolan….

During a news conference, Greta LaFleur, associate professor of American Studies and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Yale, said the current sentencing law contains “defects” that date back to 2005. That is when the U.S. Supreme Court set aside the death penalty for people who committed crimes as juveniles, when they were less able to process the consequences of their actions, she said.

In fact, I’d expand any new disenfranchisement law to include anyone who graduated college with a liberal arts degree since, say, 1980; their judgment and cognitive capabilities have been permanently destroyed.