Felony murder isn’t intentional murder. Felony murder means that if someone dies during a crime, everyone involved can be charged with murder, even if they never touched the victim or wanted anyone to die. But felony murder punishes presence as if it were action. In 2018, California reformed its felony murder rule and freed people likeAdnan Khan, who was 18 when he joined a robbery but never killed anyone. His writing focuses on prison policies and lack thereof, unexplored aspects of felony murder, and mental health.

Source: Huffington Post February 24, 2026 13:01 UTC