juvenile lifers

Judge John O'Meara's order says the state has until January 31st to send him a plan for how it plans to deal with those inmates sentenced as juveniles to…

The Michigan Supreme Court will decide whether the U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down the state's juvenile lifer law applies retroactively to more…

Legislation to overhaul Michigan’s juvenile lifer law would not apply to inmates already sentenced as teenagers to life without parole.The bills were…

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan lawmakers attempting to respond to a ruling that mandatory life-without-parole sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional…

Families of murder victims were among those who packed a legislative hearing room today. The hearing was on how to fix Michigan’s juvenile lifer law to…

Schuette will challenge re-sentencing for juvenile lifersA federal judge says the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down automatic life sentences…

A federal judge says 363 inmates in Michigan prisons sentenced to life without parole as juveniles should get parole hearings.The U.S. Supreme Court ruled…

Michigan is one of 25 states that allow convicted teens, under the age of 18, to be imprisoned with adults.Attorney Deborah LaBelle is a juvenile justice…

There’s a difference of opinion between Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette and the American Civil Liberties Union on how prosecutors should handle a…

Judge says prisoners sentenced as juveniles should get parole hearings Judge John Corbett O'Meara says a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down…