Writing in 2018 about regretting her sentencing of Bostic, Judge Baker said, “Scientists have discovered so much about brain development in the more than 20 years since I sentenced Bostic. Through the efforts of the ACLU and the now-retired Judge Baker, Bobby Bostic finally left prison as a free man in 2022. Supreme Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to sentence a juvenile to life without the possibility of parole for non-homicidal crimes. Bostic was serving the longest sentence in Missouri given to a juvenile for non-homicide offenses. He was given a sentence of 241 years by Judge Evelyn Baker, making him eligible for parole when he is 112.
Books will be available for purchase at the event.Īt the age of 16, Bobby Bostic was convicted for an armed robbery and carjacking. The program is free and open to the public.
at the Florissant Valley Branch, 195 New Florissant Rd. The event will take place on Monday, February 27 at 7:00 p.m.
Louis Post-Dispatch columnist Tony Messenger Louis County Library’s Black History Celebration presents a special event with Bobby Bostic, author of “Time: Endless Moments in Prison.”īostic will be in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning St.
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