The 2013 state law upheld today allows for life-without-parole sentences, often referred to as LWOP ... it nonetheless embodies racial bias that has plagued our criminal and juvenile justice systems ...

Juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) is a sentence that places a child 17 years old or younger in prison for life without the possibility of parole. The United States is the only nation that hands ...

After juvenile life sentences were banned, a bill to make youth sentencing reforms retroactive stalled last session ...

A 17-year-old can’t buy alcohol, guns, lottery tickets and tobacco, vote, enlist in the military or serve on a jury, but ...

Louisiana, New York and other states are rolling back reforms — and efforts to reduce excessive sentencing or expand parole ...

The 6-0 decision expands an earlier ruling that lifers convicted of first degree- or felony murder at age 18 or younger are ...

Qu'eed Batts killed 16-year-old Clarence Edwards and injured an 18-year-old man in a shooting in Easton in 2006.

City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates and Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy said more needs to be done to ...

The Senate should take a hard second look at House Bill 853 and vote resoundingly “no” on its passage. If the members of the ...

Juveniles grow up hearing a multitude of adages about life, such as: "True friends are forever," "Fake it 'til you make it," and "Change is a good thing." However, these adages—and other life ...