News
September 24, 2020
Juvenile lifers, victims of police misconduct and immigrants convicted of minor crimes are among those with a lot at stake before the changing court.
Life Inside
September 17, 2020
After serving more than 21 years for a crime he committed at age 15, Angel Alejandro was reintroducing himself to his family. Then the virus took three relatives.
Coronavirus
June 3, 2020
The Supreme Court gave teens sentenced to life in prison a shot at freedom. Many are still waiting.
Life Inside
April 30, 2020
Bobby Bostic was sentenced to 241 years at age 16. Gardening, he writes, keeps him growing.
Justice Lab
January 30, 2020
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.