A judge, a teenage killer and a mother who forgives

By Maggie Mulvihill

Lawyers argue judges should stop teen killers from receiving harshest sentences — life in jail, without parole

Excerpts from this story referencing "Evan Miller":

"… Jeffrey Booker in Boston, both inmates are black.One of those defendants, Evan Miller, from Alabama, was 14 in 2003 when he and an older boy fatally beat a drun …"

Supreme Court: Children shouldn't get life with no parole possibility

By Susan Ferriss

A Supreme Court decision means thousands will be eligible to get hearings for new sentences for crimes committed as minors.

Excerpts from this story referencing "chief":

"… at cited his “mental maturity” and previous truancy and “criminal mischief.” His conviction of murder in the course of arson required a mandatory l …"