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Since Jacob Ind helped murder his parents, I am charging him with first degree murder. Although it was a serious crime, I believe he can be rehabilitated and reintegrated so I am charging him as a youth. His first sentence will be 7 years in jail so that he can spend time in that environment and hopefully realize that what he did was wrong and regret the decisions he has made in the past. After he has served his time in jail, he will be able to apply for probation for 2 years, and because he had a reason to kill his parents, I don't think he will be a huge threat to society. While on probation it will be mandatory for him to work with someone that will help him get through the struggles of the past abusing from his parents. Also he will have

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