Plaintiff Lawyer, Victim's Father Hail Rejection of Mandatory Life Terms for Juveniles
June 26, 2012
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as posted by the channelDemocracyNow.org - In a groundbreaking ruling on Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that states may not impose mandatory life sentences without parole on children, even if they have been convicted of taking part in a murder. The justices ruled in a 5-to-4 decision that such harsh sentencing for children violated the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment. "[We've] been victims of the politics of fear and anger in this country for 40 years [with] tremendous investment into excessive sentences, mass incarceration," says juvenile defense attorney Bryan Stevenson, who filed the landmark Supreme Court case. "Many of the people who have been brought into that transformation have been kids." We're also joined by Azim Khamisa, whose 20-year-old son, Tariq, was killed by a 14-year-old gang member, Tony Hicks, in 1995. Khamisa co-signed an amicus brief on behalf of victim family members who oppose life without parole for children. "The brain of a child is not formed at the age of 14," Khamisa says. "So I think there is a lot of potential in these young offenders that if we create the right kind of environment ... these kids can not only come back into society, but come back as contributing members."
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