Miller v. Alabama

News October 2, 2018

Louisiana’s Taurus Buchanan Wins Parole After 25 Years

At 16, one deadly punch sent him away for life. The Supreme Court gave him a second chance at freedom.

By Nicole Lewis

News August 12, 2018

The Right Age to Die?

For some, science is outpacing the High Court on juveniles and the death penalty.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

News March 12, 2017

Was Evan Miller ‘The Rare Juvenile’ Who Deserved Life Without Parole?

Now 28, he’ll be re-sentenced, unless the court finds him ‘irreparably corrupt.’

By Beth Schwartzapfel

News May 19, 2016

When Parole Boards Trump the Supreme Court

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.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

News January 25, 2016

The Supreme Court May Have Just Granted Thousands of Prisoners a Chance of Freedom

The Montgomery ruling says juveniles sentenced to life without parole must get a shot at a new sentence or parole.

By Andrew Cohen

Feature January 4, 2016

This Boy’s Life

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?

By Corey G. Johnson and Ken Armstrong

News January 4, 2016

How We Counted the Juveniles Sent to Prison for Life

A law practice finds thousands whose sentences could be affected by Miller v. Alabama

By John Mills

Life Inside December 4, 2015

Why it’s Hard to be a Lifer Who’s Getting Out of Prison

After 34 years inside, sometimes you never feel free.

By Gregory Diatchenko, as told to Beth Schwartzapfel

News September 22, 2015

Life Without Parole: For Juveniles, 5 Tough Counties

New study places a quarter of the sentences in a handful of urban areas.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

News May 20, 2015

Life Expectancy

How many years make a life sentence for a teenager?

By Beth Schwartzapfel