Death in Prison Sentences for 13- and 14-Year-Old Kids
EJI Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Review Death-in-Prison Sentence for 13-Year-Old Child
December 15, 2008
Joe Sullivan, now 31 and confined to a wheelchair, was sentenced to die in prison for an offense that happened when he was 13.
Attorneys from EJI have filed a petition in the United States Supreme Court asking it to find that Joe Sullivan's sentence to die in prison for a crime that occurred when he was 13 years old is cruel and unusual punishment.
PHILLIP SHAW IS RELEASED AFTER EJI WINS RELIEF FROM DEATH IN PRISON SENTENCE
November 18, 2008
Phillip Shaw is a free man today. He was released from prison in Missouri after his conviction and sentence to life imprisonment without parole -- for an offense at age 14 -- were overturned.
EJI Attorney Argues in California Court that Death in Prison Sentence for 14-Year-Old is Unconstitutional
November 1, 2008On October 22, 2008, EJI's Bryan Stevenson argued in the California Court of Appeal for the Fourth District, Division Three, on behalf of Antonio Nunez, who was sentenced to die in prison for his involvement at age 14 in an offense that injured no one.
EJI to Argue Case Challenging Death in Prison Sentence Imposed on 14-Year-Old California Boy
October 13, 2008Next week, EJI Director Bryan Stevenson will argue in the California Court of Appeal on behalf of Antonio Nunez, who was sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility for parole for his involvement at age fourteen in a kidnapping offense in which no one was injured.
EJI Releases Preview of Film "Cruel and Unusual: Sentencing 13- and 14-Year-Old Children to Die in Prison"
October 1, 2008EJI has released a short preview version of the upcoming film, Cruel and Unusual: Sentencing 13- and 14-Year-Old Children to Die in Prison.
EJI Director to Testify Before Congress on Sentencing Young Children to Die in Prison
September 10, 2008On Thursday, September 11, 2008, EJI Director Bryan Stevenson will testify before the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security during hearings on H.R. 4300, the Juvenile Justice Accountability and Improvement Act.
United Nations Experts Examine Racism in the United States
May 28, 2008On May 26, 2008, United Nations Special Rapporteur on racism Doudou Diene heard testimony from EJI Executive Director Bryan Stevenson as part of his field mission to examine racism in the United States. Mr. Stevenson detailed evidence of racial bias against African Americans, Latinos, and other racial minorities, from the administration of the death penalty to the treatment of children in the criminal justice system.
Federal Court Reverses Conviction and Death-In-Prison Sentence Imposed on 14-Year-Old Missouri Child
March 26, 2008On Monday, March 24, 2008, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri reversed the conviction and sentence of life imprisonment without possibility of parole imposed on Phillip Shaw for a crime that occurred when he was 14 years old.
Executive Director Discusses Need to End Sentencing of Young Children to Die in Prison
March 26, 2008Today on Pacifica Radio, Executive Director Bryan Stevenson talked about EJI's work to challenge the sentencing of 13- and 14-year-old children to life imprisonment without the possiblity of parole. EJI has identified dozens of young children sentenced to die in prison in 19 states across the country. The United States is the only country in the world to sentence children as young as 13 to imprisonment until death. Click to listen to the interview.
