Coronavirus
June 3
The Supreme Court gave teens sentenced to life in prison a shot at freedom. Many are still waiting.
Life Inside
April 30
Bobby Bostic was sentenced to 241 years at age 16. Gardening, he writes, keeps him growing.
Justice Lab
January 30
The Supreme Court ended automatic life without parole for children. What replaces it remains unclear.
Life Inside
March 14, 2019
“There is hardly a day that passes when I do not see his face.”
Life Inside
February 21, 2019
“I felt an overwhelming sense of injustice. How did this happen?”
News
August 12, 2018
For some, science is outpacing the High Court on juveniles and the death penalty.
The Frame
June 13, 2017
Ronald Elston spent more than 30 years in prison, with no preparation for what he would do if he got out.
Case in Point
April 24, 2017
The strange case of a convicted killer whose “victim” probably died of her own drug overdose.
Crime on the Ballot
October 23, 2016
California Prop 62 would repeal the death penalty. A lifer says it doesn’t go far enough.
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.