Justice Lab
January 30
The Supreme Court ended automatic life without parole for children. What replaces it remains unclear.
Life Inside
November 1, 2018
Even though my son was conceived in the most traumatic possible way, his birth was my saving grace.
News
August 12, 2018
For some, science is outpacing the High Court on juveniles and the death penalty.
Commentary
February 28, 2018
For Henry Montgomery, a Catch-22
His “meaningful opportunity for release” came with impossible conditions.
News
March 12, 2017
Now 28, he’ll be re-sentenced, unless the court finds him ‘irreparably corrupt.’
Case in Point
January 9, 2017
Alabama never forgave Phillip Chance for running away.
News
May 19, 2016
The high court has said most kids shouldn't be sentenced to life without parole, but some prisoners' fate are in the hands of politics.
News
January 25, 2016
The Montgomery ruling says juveniles sentenced to life without parole must get a shot at a new sentence or parole.
Feature
January 4, 2016
At 16, Taurus Buchanan threw one deadly punch—and was sent away for life. Will the Supreme Court give him, and hundreds like him, a chance at freedom?
News
January 4, 2016
A law practice finds thousands whose sentences could be affected by Miller v. Alabama