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The Juvenile Restoration Act Year One — October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022

Keywords Juvenile Restoration Act; sentence reduction; young offenders; release; reentry

The second look movement: A review of the nation's sentence review laws

Keywords Mass incarceration; life sentences; mandatory minimums; deterrent effect on crime; ineffective parole system; judicial review; sentencing reconsideration; second look movement; Graham v. Florida; Miller v. Alabama; juvenile life without parole; JLWOP

Shrinking the Footprint of the Criminal Legal System Through Policies Informed by Psychology and Neuroscience

Keywords legal system (U.S.); criminal behavior; neuroscience; policy change; solitary confinement; legal definition of insanity

The Slow Drip of Decarceration: Reversing the Flood of Mass Incarceration and Its Racist Impact

Keywords racial disparities; mass incarceration; decarceration; rehabilitation; clemency; release; post-conviction relief

The Case for Second Chances: A Pathway to Decarceration in Maine

Keywords mass incarceration; decarceration; parole; clemency; Maine Criminal Code

The Life-Course of Juvenile Lifers: Understanding Maturation and Development as Miller and Its Progeny Guide Juvenile Life Sentence Release Decisions

Keywords Juvenile life without parole; prisoner maturation; reentry; life sentence; rehabilitation; second look sentencing.

The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study: Imaging Acquisition Across 21 Sites

Keywords Brain scans; Brain development; children; addiction; adolescence; development; impulsivity; memory; reward

"Children Are Different" and Their Lawyers Should Be Too

Keywords In re Gault; right to counsel; ineffective counsel; reforms to right to counsel

Advancing Racial Justice Through the Restatement of Children and the Law

Keywords Restatement of Children and the Law; racial bias; disparate treatment; juvenile justice system; adolescent development; racial justice; procedural protections

State v. J.R.

Keywords search incident to arrest; juvenile offender; juvenile court; juvenile delinquency adjudication

Amicus Curiae Brief of the Students of Father Gabriel Richard High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Keywords Eighth Amendment; LWOP; life without parole; immaturity; characteristics of youth; capacity for change; decision-making; impulsivity

What Goes Up but Never Comes Down? Juvenile Punitive Practice Within the United States

Keywords Youth; solitary confinement; neglect; education; counseling; prison conditions for youth

The end of “permanently incorrigible”: Putting Jones v. Mississippi into context

Keywords Jones v. Mississippi; life without parole; LWOP; juvenile sentencing; developmental psychology; rehabilitation; permanent incorrigibility

Merit Brief of Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio Foundation, Inc., Juvenile Law Center, Montgomery County Public Defender, and Children's Law Center, Inc. et al. in Support of Appellant

Keywords delinquent; juveniles; rehabilitation; sex offenses; child-victim offenses; sentencing discretion; reduced culpability; lesser blameworthiness; brain development; adolescent behavior; Roper; juvenile sex offender; juvenile court discretion; child offenders

Brief of Juvenile Law Center as Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Appellant, O.K.

Keywords child soldiers; international law; personal jurisdiction; juveniles; minors; adolescents; developmental differences; youth; soldier

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