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.
Justice Lab
January 30, 2020
The Supreme Court ended automatic life without parole for children. What replaces it remains unclear.
Case in Point
November 18, 2019
If William Palmer wins in court, thousands could get closer to exiting California prisons.
News
October 2, 2018
At 16, one deadly punch sent him away for life. The Supreme Court gave him a second chance at freedom.
News
August 12, 2018
For some, science is outpacing the High Court on juveniles and the death penalty.
News
March 12, 2017
Now 28, he’ll be re-sentenced, unless the court finds him ‘irreparably corrupt.’
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?