Life imprisonment in the United States

Fighting Discrimination in the Criminal Justice System

In March, the Supreme Court heard one of the most widely anticipated cases of this term. In two related cases, Miller v. Alabama and Jackson v. Hobbs, human rights attorney Bryan Stevenson argued that sentencing minors to life in prison without parole is cruel and unusual punishment. Stevenson, the executive director of the Equal Justice […]

Incarceration in America: Should Juveniles Be Sentenced to Life Without Parole?