Federal Court Makes it Clear–All Michigan Youth are Eligible for Parole
Federal Court Makes it Clear–All Michigan Youth are Eligible for Parole This week in the ongoing Hill v. Snyder case, Judge John O’Meara of the U.S. District Court of Eastern Michigan issued an order...
View ArticleJuvenile Life Without Parole Still a Contentious Issue in Michigan
After months of heated debates, Governor Snyder has officially signed into law SB 219 and HB 4808, changing Michigan sentencing law for all future and pending “juvenile lifer” cases. These new laws...
View ArticleThe Michigan Supreme Court Rules Juvenile Lifers are Not Entitled to...
The Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that juvenile lifers in Michigan are not entitled to re sentencing hearings. The court’s Republican majority says the US Supreme Court’s Miller versus Alabama...
View ArticleJuvenile Life Without Parole Decison: New Summary
Last Tuesday, news outlets reported that the 350 adults that are currently serving life without parole for crimes they committed when they were under 18 will not be able to have new hearings. The...
View ArticleJuvenile Life Without Parole
What’s the Issue? Under current Michigan law, a juvenile as young as fourteen can be automatically waived into adult court, convicted, and receive a sentence of life without the possibility of parole....
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