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"Sentences stick for young killers: Law shift won't help murder cases"

By Douglas A. Berman

The title of this post is the headline of this interesting article from Florida Today.  Here are a few excerpts: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in May that it was unconstitutional to sentence juveniles to life in prison for non-murderous crimes.  While three Florida juveniles have been resentenced, the ruling offers no relief to [those convicted of murder].... According to a report issued in 2000 by the U.S. Department of Justice, 45 states have passed or amended legislation since 1992 making it easier to prosecute juveniles as adults.  The report states that the number of inmates under 18 confined in adult prisons more than doubled between 1990 and 2000.... Florida State University law professor Paolo Annino has spearheaded efforts to bring the possibility of parole back for juveniles sentenced to life or very long sentences...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on January 02, 2011 (boomark / email).