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More Juvenile Sentencing Reform Commentary

By Steve Hall

Alexandra Cox posts, "Why Brain Science Is Bad for Juvenile Justice," at Huffington Post.  Cox is a research consultant for the Brooklyn-based Institute for Juvenile Justice Reform and Alternatives.The Supreme Court will decide next year about whether they will allow the use of life without parole for juvenile offenders. Though these cases cover relatively narrow issues, this is an opportune time to start raising more serious questions about meaningfully fighting the extraordinary levels of punitiveness toward young people and adults that should be a source of shame for our nation.Andrew Purcell's OpEd, "On Trial: System That Locks Children up for Life Without Hope of Freedom," is available through Common Dreams...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on November 24, 2009 (boomark / email).