— -- WASHINGTON - Juveniles convicted of murder can't be automatically sentenced to life in prison without parole, a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday. The 5-4 ruling, involving two 14-year ...

After nearly 30 years behind bars, Joe Sullivan is detailing cars alongside his business partner, Cornelius Young, former inmate, proving how second chances and reentry support can change lives.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — They were 15, 16 and 17-year-olds tried as adults and sentenced to life in Tennessee prisons. But no more. Starting this week, these violent juvenile offenders have a chance ...

The Supreme Court is considering a case that could outlaw the practice of sentencing teenagers to life without parole. Former Republican United States Senator Alan Simpson and author R. Dwayne Betts ...

Nobody argued that Jose Burgos shouldn’t pay for what he had done. The 16-year-old from southwest Detroit had killed another teen and critically wounded his twin brother in a bungled drug exchange.

In December, Ethan Crumbley was sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing four students and injuring others at Oxford High School. It could be the last of its kind. Last spring, Michigan ...

Children and adolescents who become involved with the justice system often do so with complex medical, mental health, developmental, social and legal needs. Most have been exposed to childhood trauma ...

Democrats in the state House and Senate introduced legislation this week to abolish life sentences for juveniles. If passed, Michigan will join 26 other states that have taken steps to comply with the ...

FILE - The Tennessee Supreme Court building is shown Nov. 10, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee's Supreme Court on Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, ruled that the state's mandatory life-sentences for juvenile ...

Does sentencing a juvenile offender to life in prison violate the Constitution's prohibition on "cruel and unusual punishment"? The Supreme Court is set to consider that question. The court will hear ...