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Walz takes case from Hennepin County, gives it to Ellison
1 year, 8 months ago

Walz takes case from Hennepin County, gives it to Ellison

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Tim Walz has taken the rare step of taking a murder case away from Hennepin County prosecutors and handing it to Attorney General Keith Ellison. Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty had offered the two brothers juvenile plea deals that would spare them lengthy adult sentences in exchange for their testimony against the ex-boyfriend. “While I …

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Los Angeles County D.A. Gascón backtracks on policies on juveniles, life sentences
2 years, 10 months ago

Los Angeles County D.A. Gascón backtracks on policies on juveniles, life sentences

LA Times  

Los Angeles County prosecutors can now seek to try juveniles as adults and pursue life sentences against defendants in certain cases, according to memos issued Friday by Dist. When he first took office in late 2020, Gascón made waves by immediately banning prosecutors from seeking the death penalty or life sentences without the possibility of parole, while also severely limiting …

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Juvenile delinquents sentenced to prison more often; detention centers under pressure
3 years, 6 months ago

Juvenile delinquents sentenced to prison more often; detention centers under pressure

NL Times  

Juvenile offenders receive prison sentences increasingly more frequently and are detained longer, figures from the Council for the Judiciary showed, according to NOS. “It is no secret that juveniles rarely come out better”, juvenile judge Susanne Tempel said. “We are seeing more and more young suspects commit serious crimes.” In nearly a quarter of all cases, juveniles were sentenced to …

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SCOTUS Guts Protections Against Sentencing Kids To Die In Prison
3 years, 8 months ago

SCOTUS Guts Protections Against Sentencing Kids To Die In Prison

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In a 6-3 vote, the conservatives on the Supreme Court gutted protections against sentencing kids to die in prison. Zach Gibson/Getty Images In a 2012 case called Miller v. Alabama, the Supreme Court ruled that mandatory life without parole sentences for juveniles violated the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment — although it left in …

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