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After 55 Years in Prison, Baton Rouge Man Key to Supreme Court Ruling Again Denied Freedom

Henry Montgomery's victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2016 created a way for hundreds of prisoners like him — those convicted of horrific crimes while juveniles — to earn their freedom by demonstrating their rehabilitation since their…
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Jacksonville Man Subject of Landmark Ruling Will Wait Years for his Chance at Release – The Florida Times-Union

Terrence Graham, subject of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Graham v. Florida, may have to wait several years before given a meaningful opportunity for release. Read more.   Image courtesy of the Florida Department of…
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Was Evan Miller ‘The Rare Juvenile’ Who Deserved Life Without Parole? – The Marshall Project

Behind every court case is a person whose life may be changed by the result. In 2012, Miller v. Alabama changed the lives of every juvenile that was serving a mandatory life-without-parole sentence. On March 13, 2017, Evan Miller,  who, at…