life without parole

By The Imprint staff reports Ohio made a strong move Wednesday toward becoming the 24th state to ban sentences of life without parole for crimes committed when the defendant was a juvenile.

If you had to sum up the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent history in cases related to juvenile offenders, one two-word phrase would suffice: What about…? 2007: What about juveniles sentenced to death?

Legislative sessions are winding down in several states, and a flurry of juvenile justice-related legislation is now hanging in the balance: Illinois: Last week, the state senate passed a bill that would move most 17-year-old felons into the juvenile justice system.