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In 1997, Bobby Bostic was arrested when he was only 17 years after being accused of being an accessory to a couple of robberies in St. Louis where, for shooting two people and after facing a trial in which —according to the prosecutor— he showed no remorse, the boy was sentenced on 16 charges to face a penalty of 112 years in prison.
Under that ruling, the offender was not supposed to be eligible for parole until he had 112 years.
However, during their almost 17 years of confinement, Bostic dedicated himself to studying even up to a degree, and as if this were not enough, he wrote 16 books that are still pending to be edited.
With such a change in life and a change in the laws, Bobby was able to regain his freedom thanks to the help of Evelyn Baker, the same judge who had previously sentenced him.
The magistrate pressed so that, through a Missouri law, which allows people sentenced as minors to request their parole, they were given a new opportunity to reintegrate into society.
“It motivated me to say: ‘One day, if I ever go out, the I will see’. And he will realize the mistake he made when he sees the person I became”, Bostic said in an interview with CBS television.
And when she realized that Bostic changed her life, Judge Baker began to advocate for her case and in 1658136026456 joined the Missouri American Civil Liberties Union in petitioning the Supreme Court to released.
Upon learning of his release, the subject now has 43 years made it clear that he would help guide young people to avoid the path he took when he was young.
“Although I cannot To change what happened all those years ago, I will mentor and teach young people to take a different path than the one I took when I was a little boy myself. ño”, he expressed.
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