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• Parole-To Be Or Not Be

  
  TechBanyan — Authority: 594
  It began on the night of 29th April, 1999, when Jessica Lal, a model  in Delhi was attending  the party of a leading socialite Bina  Ramani , who had organized a party at her recently inaugurated restaurant, “Tamarind Court”.Although they were not authorized to sell liquor, yet drinks were being served on the ...
  9 hours ago

• Why It Is So Important to Have Women On the Supreme Court

  
  Mother Talkers — Authority: 140
  Well, there are a lot of reasons we should have more women on the U.S. Supreme Court, but I was recently struck by the difference in questioning by the two women and the seven male justices deciding whether it was okay to lock up juvenile offenders for life without parole -- even when they dont kill anybody. The ...
  17 hours ago

• More Commentary on the Juvenile Sentencing Cases

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 510
  " 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 ...
  18 hours ago

• Editorials on the Juvenile Sentencing Cases

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 510
  " 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 ...
  18 hours ago

• Pa Pa-role: letter from Manu for papa

  
  makeSplash.com by Sush Jaitly — Authority: 124
  Even as Manu Sharma’s letter to his mom is in public domain his letter to his papa is not. It’s still brewing in his mind but possibly this is what he would like to tell him…….. Meri rai mein. Dear Papa, Yeah, I killed Jessica but so what? I told those guys at F bar as well as at LAP bar ...
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• Adult Time for Adult Crime: Ethan Allen Windom

  
  The Foundry — Authority: 760
  On November 9th , the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments challenging the constitutionality of juvenile life without parole (JLWOP) sentences. In preparation for oral arguments, JLWOP: Faces & Cases will be an on-going series on The Foundry that will tell real stories about juvenile offenders who are ...
  2 days ago

• Restorative justice

  
  Off the Kuff — Authority: 147
  Let me commend this Bill King op-ed , about the plight of ex-cons in Texas and the efforts of the Restorative Justice Ministry Network to try and help them re-integrate into society, to you. It’s well worth reading. The issue, and why you should care, in a nutshell: At the rate we put people in prison in Texas we ...
  2 days ago

• Justices Consider the Role of Age in Life Sentences

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 913
  A majority of justices seemed inclined to find a way to take account of the age of young offenders who could face life without parole.
  2 days ago

• U.S. Supreme Court to decide juvenile life sentences

  
  JusticeNewsFlash.com | Legal News | Lawyer Press Release — Authority: 142
  Legal news for criminal lawyers. The Supreme Court will decide if life in prison without parole for juveniles is unconstitutional. U.S. Supreme Court will decided if it is cruel and unusual punishment for juveniles to be sentenced to life in prison without parole for non-homicide crimes. Washington, D.C.—Monday, ...
  2 days ago

• Transcripts Available in Juvenile Cases

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 510
  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, ...
  2 days ago

• The Utah Parole Board

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 510
  " 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 ...
  2 days ago

• In Kansas

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 510
  " 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 ...
  2 days ago

• Juvenile Cases Being Heard Now - The Argument Previews

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 510
  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 ...
  2 days ago

• Juvenile Cases Being Heard Now - The OpEds

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 510
  " 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

  
  The StandDown Texas Project — Authority: 510
  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 ...
  2 days ago

• Life in prison for youths who never killed

  
  Eideard — Authority: 490
  Life in prison without parole.
  3 days ago

• H.J.Res.59 Constitutional Amendment to protect crime victims

  
  Political Cartel — Authority: 129
  Bart Stupak (D) has introduced new legislation, H.J.Res 59, which seeks to protect victims of crime.  This bill seeks to create Constitutional rights to the aggrieved parties in 5 distinct capacities: Constitutional Amendment – Grants victims of violent crime the right to: (1) reasonable notice of any public ...
  3 days ago

• Ithaca Trio In Custody After 58-Mile Pursuit

  
  North Country Gazette — Authority: 591
  ITHACA—Three individuals are in custody after leading police in a pursuit that lasted 58 minutes and covered approximately 75 miles with a top speed of approximately 100 miles per hour.State Police said that about 10 a.m. Saturday, a Homer-based trooper clocked a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu on radar at 92 mph northbound ...
  4 days ago

• GPS parole monitoring of Phillip Garrido failed

  
  Progressive News Daily — Authority: 158
  By Michael B. Farrell The Christian Science Monitor San Francisco – In California, a Global Position System (GPS) device is strapped to every registered sex offender on parole. The system is supposed to keep the public safe – and make it easier for parole agents to track dangerous felons. But that system is ...
  4 days ago

• YouTube video sinks Turnbull minder

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 431
  A media minder for Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull has reportedly quit his job after being linked to an online bout of Liberal factional warfare. The video parodies Liberal MP Alex Hawke by portraying him as an enraged Adolf Hitler, echoing a YouTube trend of dubbing Hitler biopic Downfall with fake ...
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