... offenses, has 109 inmates in that category. Seventy-seven of them are in Florida prisons. And: It's not a matter of being tough on crime. ... prosecutors to pluck young people out of the juvenile justice system before they turn 18. And in sheer numbers ... chief executive officer of the Campaign for Youth Justice in Washington, D.C., an organization dedicated to keeping youth ...

... 84 percent of those in prison for life without the possibility of parole in Florida, the state with the most people expected to perish this way in prison. ... The cases of the two little Black girls who became involved in the criminal justice system for throwing tantrums in kindergarten did not impact ... high moral and financial price. A recently issued Justice Policy Institute report found that states ...

... reduce probation revocations. Amazingly, other states - most recently Florida - are now looking to emulate Texas' model, as described in this article from ... a solution in Texas," Nov. 18): Florida is staring at a Texas-sized problem. Fortunately, ... new prisons. Instead, for half that amount, it revamped its criminal justice system, reduced its prison population and became a national model ...

... frying all convicted murderers, for our criminal justice system should have justice mingled with mercy and compassion. Yet, I was reluctant ... occasions? Apparently so. There's such a thing as strict justice in the Bible, but there's also a certain amount of mercy: lessening ... man who happened to be judge in the Duval County Florida Circuit (i.e, felony) court. He and I often disagreed ...

... NPR article is a good place to start. Not surprising, Florida has 70% of the juvenile offenders locked up for life for ... this exchange with Sotomayor: After Makar had said that Florida acknowledged that youthful age “does matter,” Justice Sotomayor asked ... age of 18 as adults. Most of the time, going through the juvenile system offers more flexibility in terms of treatments and punishments. ...

... Rights Committee and the City Policy Committee. It is expected that these Resolutions will be submitted to the Criminal Justice Section and ultimately to the Board of Governors. Life sentences for juvneniles. The text of ... States Supreme Court has under review two cases, Sullivan v. Florida and Graham v. Florida that ask whether a juvenile who has not committed homicide can be sentenced to life ...