U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Juvenile Life-Without-Parole Sentences
June 25, 2012
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HEIDI RUMMEL, USC Law professor and director of USC's Post-Conviction Justice Project, is available to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the constitutionality of life-without-parole sentences imposed on juveniles 14 years and younger.
Rummel can talk about the impact of such punishments, the Court's recent precedent on the issue of Juvenile Life Without Parole, how the Court's decision comports with international human rights standards, and how it will impact California inmates.
Rummel may be reached at (818) 720-2620 or (213) 740-2865
JODY ARMOUR, USC Law professor, author, "Negrophobia and Reasonable Racism: The Hidden Costs of Being Black in America."
Armour can discuss how the ruling represents the courts taking on the legislature on when the punishment fits the crime. "The court is saying when it comes to juveniles you have to give them indvidual justice. You cannot take the cookie-cutter approach of mandatory minimums in matters of juvenile jsutice."
Armour may be reach at 323-573-0444.
Contact: Eddie North-Hager at (213) 740-9335 or edwardnh@usc.edu
HEIDI RUMMEL, USC Law professor and director of USC's Post-Conviction Justice Project, is available to discuss the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the constitutionality of life-without-parole sentences imposed on juveniles 14 years and younger.
Rummel can talk about the impact of such punishments, the Court's recent precedent on the issue of Juvenile Life Without Parole, how the Court's decision comports with international human rights standards, and how it will impact California inmates.
Rummel may be reached at (818) 720-2620 or (213) 740-2865
JODY ARMOUR, USC Law professor, author, "Negrophobia and Reasonable Racism: The Hidden Costs of Being Black in America."
Armour can discuss how the ruling represents the courts taking on the legislature on when the punishment fits the crime. "The court is saying when it comes to juveniles you have to give them indvidual justice. You cannot take the cookie-cutter approach of mandatory minimums in matters of juvenile jsutice."
Armour may be reach at 323-573-0444.
Contact: Eddie North-Hager at (213) 740-9335 or edwardnh@usc.edu
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