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The Constitutionalization Of Parole: Fulfilling The Promise Of Meaningful Review, Alexandra Harrington
The Constitutionalization Of Parole: Fulfilling The Promise Of Meaningful Review, Alexandra Harrington
Journal Articles
Almost 12,000 people in the United States are serving life sentences for crimes that occurred when they were children. For most of these people, a parole board will determine how long they will actually spend in prison. Recent Supreme Court decisions have endorsed parole as a mechanism to ensure that people who committed crimes as children are serving constitutionally proportionate sentences with a meaningful opportunity for release. Yet, in many states across the country, parole is an opaque process with few guarantees. Parole decisions are considered “acts of grace” often left to the unreviewable discretion of the parole board.
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The Solitary Confinement Of Juveniles In Adult Jails And Prisons: A Cruel And Unusual Punishment?, Anthony Giannetti
The Solitary Confinement Of Juveniles In Adult Jails And Prisons: A Cruel And Unusual Punishment?, Anthony Giannetti
Buffalo Public Interest Law Journal
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