Sentencing Youth to Life in Prison: Justice Denied

by James Windell and Kathi Milliken-Boyd

This book analyzes the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court rulings deeming juvenile life without parole (LWOP) sentences to be cruel and unusual punishment. These Court decisions brought about controversy and resistance in the criminal justice field, while at the same time providing hope for those 2,300 people who never thought they had a chance to experience life as an adult outside prison. By looking in depth at the lives of some of the individuals...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032067195
• ISBN13: 9781032067193
• Release Date: April 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"