... at the time of the shootings, he was not eligible for the death penalty and instead received a life sentence. Now the U.S. Supreme Court is considering whether or not life sentences for juveniles are cruel and unusual punishments. Poll: Do you ... . 3) Undecided - Depends on their age. See Also: Court Ponders Life Sentences for Juveniles Crime and Punishment Weekly Crime Polls ...

... arose in two cases involving Florida men who are serving life prison terms with no chance of parole for crimes they committed as teenagers. Their lawyers argue that the sentences for people so young are cruel and unusual, in violation of the Constitution, ... seen them,” Alito said … via High court looks at life sentences for juveniles – Yahoo! News. The problem is ...

The Supreme Court heard 2 cases regarding life sentences for juvenile criminals who committed non-murder felonies.  One of the purposes of imprisonment is incapacitation, preventing criminals ... because the perpetrators are juveniles does not mean that somehow their victims did not suffer from their crimes.  The Court should affirm the sentences passed down by juries.

... is cruel and unusual punishment to sentence a juvenile to life in prison without parole for a non-homicide. In 2005, the justices ruled ... reported. One concerns Terrance Graham, who was given a life sentence without parole at age 17 after violating ... commit crimes, regardless of age. "There is no consensus against life sentences for juveniles, particularly for heinous crimes such as sexual ...

... of punishment. But in the United States sentencing a juvenile to life in prison without the possibility of parole is legal. But on November 9, ... cases involving juvenile offenders in Florida who claim their life sentences for rape and robbery violate the cruel-and- ... (ranging in age from 13 to 17) currently sentenced to life in prison in the United States. No other country in the world currently ...

The Supreme Court will be making decisions this week concerning whether or not it is unconstitutional to sentence minors to life sentences without the possibility of parole for crimes that do not involve a death. What are your thoughts on this issue? Do you think that it is cruel and unusual punishment to sentence a

I agree with this summation, all cases of children under the age of 18, should be dealt with in a "juvenile court of law", as the child they ARE. If a child is 100% guilty of a crime, indeed punishment is "warranted" But as a "child", NOT with ADULT sanctions. To include not only incarceration for a period of time, also with discipline, counseling, rehabilitative ...

... Florida cases where juvenile offenders got no-parole life sentences. In those cases as well as tens of others, the juvenile offenders ... significant number of the juveniles sentenced to no-parole sentences did not actually commit murder but were participants in a robbery or were at the scene ... called a civilized nation. It should scrap the no-parole life sentences for juveniles. Earl Ofari Hutchinson ...

... mother, reacts Monday at the sentencing hearing where her son’s killer was given two life sentences Ledger photo by Rick Runion A central Florida man was sentenced this week to two life terms for a 2007 killing that the victim’s parents and LGBT ... reports. Circuit Judge Michael Hunter sentenced Brown to life without parole for the first-degree murder conviction, and gave him a ...

People sentenced to indefinite prison terms in Japan are effectively serving life sentences with fewer being granted parole, it was reported at a public meeting in Tokyo on Monday. The number of inmates who died in prison while serving indefinite terms was higher than that of people released on parole during the 10- ...