Juvenile Sentences

A federal judge in Michigan <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/HillSnyder.pdf">struck down</a></strong> a state law that took away good-behavior credits for inmates who were sentenced to life in prison as minors, before being resentenced to lengthy terms after the U.S. Supreme Court found life without parole unconstitutional for juveniles.

DETROIT – A federal judge in Michigan struck down a state law that took away good-behavior credits for inmates who were sentenced to life in prison as minors, before being resentenced to lengthy terms after the U.S. Supreme Court found life without parole unconstitutional for juveniles.

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