In this month's episode, Gabi and Husain discuss juvenile life without parole, or JLWOP. JLWOP is a sentence of life imprisonment imposed on youth, essentially deeming them unfit to ever return to society. This simply isn't true, and this episode highlights why. Listen to hear how childhood upbringing, societal impacts, and brain development all play into criminal activity, how the United States Supreme Court worked their way through the cases of six individuals, deciding at nearly every turn that JLWOP constitutes cruel and unusual punishment, and how it can still be used today.
Intro and Outro music is Wasted Education by Blue Topaz.
Helpline Numbers:
National Domestic Violence Hotline 800-799-7233
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 1-800-622-4357
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255
For more information on the cases discussed today, click below:
Roper v. Simmons :: 543 US 551 (2005)
The Abused Childhood Of Christopher Simmons English Literature Essay.
Too Immature for the Death Penalty? - The New York Times
Graham v. Florida :: 560 US 48 (2010)
Miller v. Alabama :: 567 US 460 (2012)
Montgomery v. Louisiana | Oyez
Montgomery v. Louisiana :: 577 US ___ (2016)
Jones v. Mississippi :: 593 US ___ (2021)
Book link: Sentencing Juveniles to Life in Prison, Justice Denied
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