By Efren Paredes, Jr. LatinaLista (Editor’s note: Efren Paredes, Jr. is a Michigan prisoner sentenced to life without parole as a juvenile in 1989. Learn more about Efren) Today the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion abolishing life without parole (LWOP) sentences for the 2,500 prisoners across the U.S. who were condemned to die in [...]
Guest Voz: Mental health professionals join campaign to stop sentencing juveniles to Life Without Parole
By David Shern, Ph.D., President and CEO, Mental Health America The fall term of the Supreme Court begins on October 5, 2009. Among the cases on the docket to be argued are two dealing with life without parole for juvenile offenders — Graham v. Florida and Sullivan v. Florida. Dr. David Shern The attorneys for [...]