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Second Chance For Juvenile Lifers

The Connecticut Law Tribune

November 30, 2012

In Miller v. Alabama, the Supreme Court limited the use of life terms in prison for murderers under 18, ruling that judges must consider the defendant's youth and the nature of the crime before putting him behind bars with no hope for parole.

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