Tag Archive for: Florida Juvenile Resentencing and Review Project

Florida Supreme Court Reverses Course on Re-Sentencing for Juvenile Offenders
About two years ago, the Florida Supreme Court decided that juvenile offenders serving sentences so lengthy that they amount to life in prison must have their cases reconsidered.
The ruling applied even to juveniles who at some point would…

Registration Open: Miller/Graham Updates by Roseanne Eckert
Join CFACDL Wednesday, September 26 from 11:30am-1:15pm on Miller/Graham Updates with speaker Roseanne Eckert from the Juvenile Resentencing and Review Project.
Register here.

Using Adolescent Brain Science to Inform Reliable Sentencing Outcomes
The United States Supreme Court held in Graham v. Florida (2010) and Miller v. Alabama (2012) that children may not be sentenced to life without parole without taking in consideration the unique characteristics of youth. The outcomes in these…