Amicus Brief arguing that a 100-year aggregate life sentence of a juvenile is unconstitutional
This Amicus Brief, filed by the Juvenile Law Center; Center for Law, Brain, and Behavior, the Sentencing Project; and the Children’s Policy and Law Initiative of Indiana argues that long term-of-year sentences imposed on juveniles are tantamount to life without parole and are therefore unconstitutional. Pages 8-11 discuss the neuroscience behind the development of the […]