In the Wake of Miller v. Alabama, States Should Rethink How to Hold Youthful...
Many states are scrambling to figure out how to comply with the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Miller v. Alabama that mandatory life-without-parole sentences for children are cruel and unusual...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Passage of Fair Sentencing Act Sets Stage for Rest of Country
Last month, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the Fair Sentencing for Youth Act, state Senate Bill 9. This law creates a process to periodically review the progress of individuals sentenced to life...
View ArticleNotion that “Kids are Different” Takes Hold in Youth Justice Policy Reform
2005 – Roper v. Simmons: U.S. Supreme court rules that it is cruel and unusual punishment to impose the death penalty on people for crimes committed when they were younger than 18. “[F]rom a moral...
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