Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
2-2-2023
Abstract
For decades, the Supreme Court has protected juveniles from harsh punishments, such as mandatory life without parole (LWOP), by acknowledging that children are different and must be sentenced accordingly. The developmental differences in children make it nearly impossible to determine that a child who commits a crime is beyond hope for rehabilitation. Jones v. Mississippi turned back the clock on juvenile justice by holding that sentencers need not find a child is “permanently incorrigible” before sentencing them to life without parole.
Recommended Citation
Lyons, Jack, "The Supreme Court Rolls Back the Clock for Juvenile Justice" (2023). GGU Law Review Blog. 107.
https://digitalcommons.law.ggu.edu/ggu_law_review_blog/107