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A (last?) federal juve parole case

By Douglas A. Berman

A distinctive case and facts leads to an interesting opinion from the Tenth Circuit in Alexander v. US Parole Commission, No. 06-1343 (10th Cir. Jan 29, 2008) (available here). Here is how the opinion begins:The Federal Youth Corrections Act (?YCA?), enacted in 1950, was designed to prevent youths from hardening into habitual offenders by providing them with treatment aimed at achieving rehabilitation.  18 U.S.C. § 5010 (repealed 1984).  Because the statute was repealed in 1984, there are few inmates remaining who were sentenced under the Act. Petitioner-appellee Roy Alexander may be the only one.  The brutality of his crime ? a murder and robbery of four individuals ? sets him apart from most YCA offenders and makes his case particularly difficult...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 30, 2008 (boomark / email).