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• Continued Support of Juvenile Sentencing Reform

  
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  Todays Nashua Telegraph in New Hampshire carries the editorial, " Life with no parole too severe for teens ." Of the 111 juveniles serving suchsentences in the nation, 77 are doing their time in Florida prisons. Inall, 2,570 juveniles are serving life-without-parole sentences in theUnited States, the vast majority ...
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• California Death Row Conditions

  
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  Carol J. Williams writes, " Death penalty is considered a boon by some California inmates ," for the Los Angeles Times.  It appeared in Wednesdays edition. White supremacist gang hit man Billy Joe Johnson got what he asked forfrom the Orange County jury that convicted him of first-degree murderlast month: a death ...
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• Continuing Coverage & Commentary on the Florida Juvenile Cases

  
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  Lets start with editorials.  Wyomings Casper Star-Tribune has, " Simpson: All rivers can change course ." Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming eloquently describedwhy a juvenile offender who hasnt killed anyone shouldnt belocked up with no chance of parole: When "a young person is sentup the river, we need to ...
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• More Commentary on the Juvenile Sentencing Cases

  
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  " Ugly Truth: Most U.S. Kids Sentenced to Die In Prison Are Black ," is the title of Liliana Seguras post at AlterNet. Mondays oral arguments covered a lot of ground, including whetherlife-without-parole is comparable to the death penalty (which has beenbanned for juveniles); whether the purpose, ultimately, is ...
  4 days ago

• Editorials on the Juvenile Sentencing Cases

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 511
  " Cruel and unusual ," is the title of the editorial in todays Houston Chronicle. On Monday, theSupreme Court heard petitioners argue that sentencing people to life inprison without any possibility of parole for crimes they committed asjuveniles, where no homicide was committed, violates the EighthAmendments ban on ...
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• Craig Dunn Trips With Jesus

  
  The Dreamin Demon — Authority: 509
  Louisville, KY - Jesus Christ must be a real jerk. I mean, what kind of friend comes over to your house, befouls your environment with second-hand crack smoke, and then just disappears – leaving the crack paraphernalia behind? I gotta admit, I have relatives that would pull that kind of shit, but I never thought ...
  5 days ago

• Father, Time...

  
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  In the theatre of my mind there on the screen I see the image of a man read more
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• News Coverage of the Juvenile Sentencing Cases

  
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  As noted yesterday , the transcripts of Sullivan v. Graham and Sullivan v. Florida are available via the Courts website. Scotus Wiki files for Graham v. Florida and Sullivan v. Florida contain all briefing. Lyle Denniston expanded his initial SCOTUS Blog post, " Analysis: The Chief leads on juvenile ...
  5 days ago

• Transcripts Available in Juvenile Cases

  
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  The transcripts of oral arguments in Graham v. Florida and Sullivan v. Florida are now available through the Courts website. Lyle Denniston posts an initial version of, " Analysis: The Chief leads on juvenile sentences? "  A more complete version will be posted later today.  Chief Justice John G. Roberts, ...
  6 days ago

• The Utah Parole Board

  
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  " Utah parole board wields power judiciously ," is the title of Stephen Hunts report in todays Salt Lake Tribune. Members of the UtahBoard of Pardons and Parole would love to gaze into an inmates futurebefore releasing him back onto the streets. "I wish we had a crystal ball, but all we have is good ...
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• In Kansas

  
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  " Death penalty cases take time and scrutiny ," is the title of a lengthy examination of Kansas death penalty.  As with the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin series and the Louisville Courier-Journal article, both noted earlier today, this is a lengthy examination. Larry Williams expected to wait 10 years to see the death ...
  6 days ago

• Juvenile Cases Being Heard Now - The Argument Previews

  
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  Oral arguments in Sullivan v. Florida will be ending shortly in the U.S. Supreme Court.  Graham v. Florida was heard earlier this morning.  Transcripts of the oral arguments will be available here , later today. We have preview from some of the best, most experienced Court watchers.  Id urge readers ...
  1 week ago

• Juvenile Cases Being Heard Now - The OpEds

  
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  " A 2d chance at freedom for juvenile offenders ," is the title of Paul Farmers OpEd in todays Boston Globe.  Farmer, a medical doctor, is a professor of social medicine in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical Schoo.   He is the author of Pathologies of Power . As I have seen ...
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• Juvenile Cases Being Heard Now - The Editorials

  
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  The Court has heard Graham v. Florida earlier this morning, and it is hearing Sullivan v. Florida at this time.  Ill break out coverage into three posts.  This one will contain editorials, the next post OpEds, and the third post will contain oral argument previews.  Transcripts of the oral arguments will be ...
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• A Carbon Copy Pro Review: The Real Deal Behind This Business Model

  
  Cyber Flopping! — Authority: 147
  While surfing thru the internet, you have likely come across a Carbon Copy Pro review enlightening you how good it is and how it actually changed people’s’s lives. The Carbon Copy Pro review would also be likely to tell you that it isn’t a trick. The only problem is that the Carbon Copy Pro review doubtless ...
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• Cruel and Unusual to Jail Teens for Life?

  
  Mother Talkers — Authority: 140
  This month the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to decide whether it is "cruel and unusual punishment" to jail a young teen -- think 13 -- for life without parole and without having killed anybody, according to Newsweek . Of course, the crime by the two teenagers, a 13-year-old and almost 18-year-old, was hideous ...
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• Texas Tribune Up and Breaking News

  
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  As noted earlier , the Texas Tribune went live yesterday.  Today, Emily Ramshaw is breaking news on the criminal justice front with, " TYC: Mentally ill offenders wont be discharged without proper services ."  Heres an excerpt: The Texas Youth Commission will stop releasing young offenders who are too mentally ...
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• The Dropout Rate and Age

  
  Mother Talkers — Authority: 140
  The Washington Post ran an editorial urging the state of Maryland to up its dropout age from 16 to 18. The Montgomery County Board of Education, jolted by a drop in its graduation rate, voted unanimously last week to urge the state to increase the age at which a student can drop out from 16 to 18. Montgomerys ...
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• OpEds, Columns, and Commentary on the Florida Cases

  
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  " The Case Against Juvenile Life Without Parole: Good Policy and Good Law ," is the title of Kristin Hennings commentary at FindLaw.com.  Shes Co-Director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic at Georgetown University Law Center. Many children in conflict with the law come to the same crossroads as Joe and Kareem. And ...
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• Juvenile LWoP at Supreme Court Monday

  
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  Oral arguments in the two cases, Graham v. Florida and Sullivan v. Florida , are scheduled for Monday, November 9.  Robert Barnes has a preview in the Washington Post, and todays Philadelphia Inquirer carries an editorial.  There is also a great deal of commentary. The Washington Posts Supreme Court reporter ...
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