Published on Apr 9, 2025, 10:30:00 AM
Total time: 00:36:09
Bobby Bostic was incarcerated in Missouri for 27 years. After being convicted of an armed robbery he committed at 16, a judge sentenced him to 241 years in prison - effectively a life sentence. But a recent law allowed for people convicted of crimes as juveniles to go up for parole after 15 years. In 2022, he was released from prison and is now a community advocate.
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