Скачать или смотреть Same Sentence as a Mass Shooter: Why Is Dorian Mackeroy Serving a Life Sentence for Robbery?

What does it mean to receive life without parole for a robbery where no one was physically harmed? Dorian Mackeroy was one of the first people sentenced under Florida's Prison Releasee Reoffender (PRR) statute in 1998 — a law that gives prosecutors, not judges, full discretion over sentencing.
Mackeroy reflects on his sentence, his remorse for the victim, and the self-improvement programs he's completed behind bars. His mother shares childhood memories and questions a system that handed her son what he calls "a slow death." Marshall Project reporter Cary Aspinwall explains how Florida became a national driver of life without parole sentences.
0:23 Life Without Parole Explained
0:36 What Is Florida's Prison Releasee Reoffender (PRR) Statute?
1:07 "Y'all Taking Discretion Out of a Judge's Hand"
1:21 A Mother Remembers Mackeroy's Childhood
2:13 Racial Disparities in Life Without Parole Sentencing
3:43 Same Sentence as the Parkland Shooter: Does the Punishment Fit?
4:05 Does He Think About the Victim? Remorse and Reflection
4:43 Mackeroy's Rehabilitation Behind Bars

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