Een Manuel, a 13-Yor-Chilean, Was Charged as an Adult

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Een manuel was charged with two accounts of a first degree attempted murder. He says he pled guilty on the advice of his public de my attorney. His lawyer estimated that ean would be sentenced to at most 15 years in prison. The prosecutor told the judge, "The only thing we can do is protect the citizens from the future criminal conduct" Debby bagrey did end up addressing the court and said she wished her son could have been rehabilitated.

"The phone rang and rang and a lady picked up on the other end and I still remember the operator saying, 'You have a collect call from Ian for Debbie. Will you accept the charges?' And I remember Debbie saying, 'Yes, I accept.' And I just remember blurting out, 'Ms. Baigrie, I just called to wish you and your family a merry Christmas and to apologize for shooting you.'" At 14 years old, Ian Manuel was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, and spent an estimated 18 years in solitary confinement. Today, he tells his story.

His book is My Time Will Come.

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