life without parole

Louisiana Passes A Bill That Could Free Some ‘10/6 Lifers’

Once signed into law, the bill would give parole eligibility to some of Louisiana’s elderly prisoners who have spent decades longer in prison than they were told to expect.
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Louisiana State Lawmakers Introduce Bills To Give ‘10/6 Lifers’ A Chance To Leave Prison

Many people are trapped in lifelong prison sentences after initially being promised a chance at release after 10 years and 6 months.
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When A Prison Sentence Of 10 Years And 6 Months Turns Into Forever

Life sentences in Louisiana used to come with the opportunity of early release for good behavior. When the rules changed, these people were left behind in Angola and forgotten for decades.
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SCOTUS Guts Protections Against Sentencing Kids To Die In Prison

The court’s conservatives said there is no need to prove a minor who commits murder is “permanently incorrigible” in order to sentence them to life in prison without parole.
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Justice Scalia Calls Out A Colleague For Flip-Flopping On Juvenile Justice

"Mission accomplished," he snapped at Justice Kennedy.
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Supreme Court Sides With Children Automatically Sentenced To Die In Prison

Under the Constitution, those sentenced as minors to mandatory life imprisonment without the possibility of parole may get a new day in court.
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Teens Sentenced To Die In Prison May Not Get A New Day In Court -- Yet

The Supreme Court may punt on the issue of life imprisonment for minors.
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