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• New York Times: Justices Agree to Take Up Sentencing for Young Offenders, 05/04/09
  Article discusses Supreme Court's decision to grant review in Joe Sullivan and Terrance Graham's cases.

• Slate: All Locked Up, 11/04/09
  Investigative report uncovers facts demonstrating that Joe Sullivan's trial was unfair and raises doubts about his guilt.

• New York Times: Justices Consider the Role of Age in Life Sentences, 11/09/09
  Article covers oral argument at U.S. Supreme Court, where EJI Director Bryan Stevenson argued on behalf of Joe Sullivan

• Newsweek: Second Chances, 10/16/09
  Former juvenile offender Raphael Johnson recounts his journey from prison to running for Detroit City Council.

• Washington Post Op-Ed: A Sentence Too Cruel for Children, 10/23/09
  Former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson shares his history as a former juvenile offender.

• Findlaw: The Case Against Juvenile Life Without Parole, 10/26/09
  Law professor Kristin Henning makes constitutional argument against sentencing children to die in prison.

Editorials

• Los Angeles Times: Life Sentences Without Parole Too Cruel to the Young, May 18, 2010

• Washington Post: Too Young for Life Without Parole, May 18, 2010

• New York Times: A New Standard of Decency, May 17, 2010

• Miami Herald: Second Chance for Juvenile Offenders, May 19, 2010

• Birmingham News: U.S. Supreme Court Got It Right in Ruling That Juveniles Should Not Be Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Crimes That Don't Involve Murder, June 4, 2010

• San Francisco Chronicle: Court Right to Restrict Juvenile Life Sentences, May 18, 2010

• Christian Science Monitor: Superme Court Moves in the Right Direction on Juvenile Sentence, May 18, 2010

• Philadelphia Enquirer: Fitting Punishment, May 19, 2010

• Seattle Times: Treating Juvenile Offenders Differently, May 19, 2010

• Des Moines Register: Court Recognized Limitations of Youth, May 18, 2010

• Pensacola News Journal: A Fair Chance at Freedom, May 20, 2010

• Salt Lake Tribune: Decency Prevails, May 24, 2010

• The Daily Star (New York): Good Rulings on Youths, Sex Offenders, May 24, 2010

• Nashua Telegraph: High Court Ruling Offers Teens Hope, May 23, 2010

• Cape Code Times: Courting Justice, May 22, 2010

• Sacramento Bee: Why ‘Throw Away Key’ for Juveniles?, May 21, 2010

• Ohio.com: Evolving Decency, May 21, 2010

• Florida Times-Union: Justice - Guaranteed a Chance, May 21, 2010

• Dallas Morning News: Hits and Misses, May 21, 2010

• Aurora Sentinel (Colorado): High Court Rightfully Realigns Sentencing Standards, May 18, 2010

• Battle Creek Enquirer (Michigan): Holding Out Hope, May 20, 2010

• Daily American (Somerset, PA): Opportunity for Review, May 19, 2010

• Delaware News Journal: Simple Justice Gives Teen Offenders a Second Chance, May 19, 2010

• Florida Today: Cruel and Unusual, May 19, 2010

• Portland Press Herald (Maine): Supreme Court Hits Right Balance on Youth, May 19, 2010

• Sarasota Herald Tribune: Limiting Life Without Parole, May 18, 2010

• The Record (New Jersey): High Court on Inmates, 2010

• New Jersey Star Ledger: U.S. Supreme Court Makes Right Decision on Juvenile Sentences, May 19, 2010

• South Florida Sun Sentinel: Supreme Court Ruling on Juveniles, May 20, 2010

• New Jersey Star-Ledger: Teenage 'Lifers' - Court Should End No-Parole Terms for Youths, 11/21/09

• Patriot-News (Pennsylvania): Chance for Change - Life Sentence Removes Hopes for Juvenile Reform, 11/20/09

• Lancaster Intelligencer Journal (Pennsylvania): Second Chances, 11/18/09

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Age Should Be a Factor in Setting Life Sentences, 11/17/09

• Mercury News: For Kids, Life Without Parole is Cruel and Unusual, 11/17/09

• Tampa Tribune: Juvenile Lifers Deserve Second Look, 11/16/09

• San Diego Union Tribune: Don't Eliminate Hope - Juvenile Offenders Deserve Chance to Reform, 11/16/09

• Toledo Blade: A Right to Hope, 11/15/09

• Orlando Sentinel: Don't Throw Kids Away, 11/15/09

• Las Vegas Sun: Crime and Punishment, 11/14/09

• Nashua Telegraph: Life Without Parole Too Severe For Teens, 11/13/09

• Baltimore Sun: A Chance for Redemption, 11/13/09

• Casper Star-Tribune: Simpson - All Rivers Can Change Course, 11/12/09

• Miami Herald: Reconsider Plight of Juvenile 'Lifers,' 11/11/09

• Anchorage Daily News: Our View - Juvenile Injustice? Life Without Parole in Non-Fatal Crimes Is Too Extreme, 11/11/09

• USA Today: Our View - Should a 13-Year-Old Be Locked Away For Life? 11/10/09

• Houston Chronicle: Cruel and Unusual, 11/10/09

• Des Moines Register: Except Murder, Life for Juveniles Is Too Long, 11/10/09

• New York Times: Imprisoning a Child for Life, 11/09/09

• Washington Post: Locked Away Forever, 11/09/09

• St. Petersburg Times: When Life Is Too Long a Sentence, 11/09/09

• Los Angeles Times: Cruel Life in Prison, 11/07/09

• Philadelphia Inquirer: Throwing Away the Key, 11/03/09

• New York Times: The Supreme Court Returns, 10/05/09

• St. Petersburg Times: Life for Juveniles Needs Reviewing, 05/06/09

Opinion

• New York Times Letters to the Editor, May 18, 2010

• Tampa Tribune: Supreme Court Gives Hopes Where Lawmakers Failed, May 23, 2010

• Toledo Blade: High Court Says Let Juvenile Offenders Prove Themselves, May 22, 2010

• Robert Johnson & Sonia Tabriz: Death by Incarceration as a Cruel and Unusual Punishment When Applied to Juveniles, 2010

• Philadelphia Inquirer: The Limits of Juvenile Sentencing, 11/16/09

• New York Times: The Young and the Reckless, 11/14/09

• The Oregonian: Life Without Parole - A Juvenile's Case Comes Before the Supreme Court, 11/14/09

• Palm Beach Post: Harsh Sentences for Juveniles, 11/13/09

• Powell Tribune: Some Young Criminals Should Have a Second Chance, 11/12/09

• Indiana Daily Student: Life in Prison at 13, 11/10/09

• Boston Globe: A 2nd Chance at Freedom for Juvenile Offenders, 11/09/09

• Yale Daily News: Juvenile Sentences Both Cruel and Unusual, 11/09/09

• Philadelphia Tribune: We Must Stop Throwing Away Children's Lives, 11/07/09

• Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Is There No Redemption for Children?11/05/09

• Miami Herald: Juveniles' Life Sentences Are Too Cruel, 11/03/09

• Baltimore Sun: Don't Give Up on the Kids 11/01/09

• ABA Journal: Adult Time for Adult Crimes, Nov. Issue

• St. Petersburg Times: Myths of Get-Tough Law, 10/30/09

• NPR: Should Juveniles Be Sent to Jail for Life?10/29/09

• National Law Journal: The Juvenile Damned, 10/12/09

• Los Angeles Times: Letters to the Editor, 10/09/09

• Los Angeles Times: Sending Children to Prison for Life, 10/05/09

News

• Reuters: Supreme Court Bars Some Life Terms for Juveniles, May 17, 2010

• ABC News: Supreme Court - No Life Sentence Without Parole for Juveniles Who Don't Kill, May 17, 2010

• Agence France Presse: U.S. Bans Life Without Parole for Minor in Nonmurder Cases, May 17, 2010

• NPR: Court Rejects Life Without Parole for Some Juveniles, May 17, 2010

• CNN: Life "Cruel and Unusual" Punishment for Teens, Court Rules, May 17, 2010

• Associated Press: Court Rules Out Some Life Sentences for Juveniles, May 17, 2010

• NPR: Court Bars Life Terms For Youths Who Haven't Killed, May 17, 2010

• Washington Post: Supreme Court Rules Out Some Life Sentences for Juveniles, May 17, 2010

• New York Times: Justices Limit Life Terms for Juveniles, May 17, 2010

• CNN: Battle for Second Chance Leads to Landmark Ruling, May 19, 2010

• Miami Herald: Florida at Center of Supreme Court Ban on Juvenile Life Sentences, May 18, 2010

• USA Today: Kennedy Holds to Hope in Ruling, May 17, 2010

• USA Today: Court Limits Harsh Terms for Youths, May 17, 2010

• Christian Science Monitor: Supreme Court Puts Limits on Life Sentences for Juveniles, May 17, 2010

• Wall Street Journal: Supreme Court Rules Out Life Sentences for Kids Who Haven't Killed, May 17, 2010

• PBS Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, 11/13/09

• Agence France Presse: Juveniles Serving Life Get U.S. High Court Hearing, 11/10/09

• National Law Journal: Supreme Court Grapples with Constitutionality of Juvenile Sentences, 11/10/09

• Los Angeles Times: Supreme Court Seems Likely to Limit Life Sentences for Juveniles, 11/10/09

• The Atlantic: Kids Locked Up for Life, 11/09/09

• NPR: High Court Weighs Life Terms For Minors, 11/09/09

• Yahoo News: High Court to Look at Life in Prison for Juveniles, 11/09/09

• New York Times: Weighing Life in Prison for Youths Who Didn’t Kill, 11/07/09

• Associated Press: High Court to Look at Life in Prison for Juveniles, 11/04/09

• The Sunday Times of London: "Thug" Senator Alan Simpson Condemns Teen Convicts' Life Sentence, 11/01/09

• Washington Post: Justices Will Scrutinize Life Sentences for Youths, 10/29/09

• The Wall Street Journal: Life in Prison for Minors - Cruel and Unusual? 10/05/09

• Los Angeles Times: Supreme Court to Consider Juvenile 'Lifers', 09/28/09

• Washington Post: High Court to Look at Life Sentences for Juveniles, 05/05/09

• New York Times Column: A Life Term for Rape at 13: Cruel and Unusual? 02/02/09

On the Web

• American Constitution Society Blog: Graham v. Florida Analysis: Kids Are Different, May 20, 2010

• Slate: They're Just Kids - Supreme Court Rules that Juveniles Can't Be Sentenced to Life Without Parole, May 17, 2010

• Alternet: Major Supreme Court Ruling - Kids Who Didn’t Kill Anyone Should Not Have to Die in Prison, May 21, 2010

• Huffington Post: Kids Incarcerated Forever?, May 19, 2010

• Slate: My So-Called Life Without Parole, 11/09/09

• SCOTUSBlog: Inquiring Into the Juvenile Mind, 11/06/09

• Huffington Post Op-Ed: U.S. Shouldn't Jail Youth for Life, 11/05/09

• ACS Blog: Supreme Court Should Apply Roper Reasoning to Upcoming Juvenile Life-Without-Parole Cases, 10/29/09

• The Root: Former Republican Senator and Charles 'Roc' Dutton Want No More Life in Prison for Teenagers, 10/06/09

• The Two-Way - NPR's News Blog: Are Life Sentences for 13-Yr Olds Cruel and Unusual Punishment? 10/05/09

• Sentencing Law and Policy Blog: SCOTUS Grants Cert in Sullivan, Juve LWOP Case, 05/04/09

• CNN.com: Teens Locked Up for Life Without Second Chance, 04/08/09