Justices Bar Mandatory Life Sentences for Juveniles

New York Times by Adam Liptak, Ethan Bronner | Jun. 25, 2012 (News Report)

Some 2,000 juvenile offenders serving life sentences without parole were given hope of eventual release by the Supreme Court on Monday. The court ruled that laws requiring youths convicted of murder to be sentenced to die in prison violate the Eighth Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Full Story »

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Subjects: U.S., Politics, Living, Community
Topics: Law, U.S. Supreme Court, Prisons, Corrections, Juvenile Justice
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Posted by: Posted by Pamela Hogle - Jun 26, 2012 - 11:45 AM PDT
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Edited by: Pamela Hogle - Jun 26, 2012 - 11:46 AM PDT

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