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 "Hassan Smith":

"… t tool for goodness,” Lawton said last week, as he prepared to introduce Hassan Smith, now 40, to his juvenile law class at New England School of Law in Boston. …"

"… uling is expected in June.“Don’t put these children in jail for life”Hassan Smith knows how deeply fortunate he has been in avoiding the same fate as Miller …"

"… dults, despite terribly bad decisions they make as teenagers. She includes Hassan Smith in that group.“That boy don’t know what he took away from me when he t …"