I shared in this post some of my first thoughts about the Supreme Court’s new Eighth Amendment juvenile LWOP decision in Jones v. Mississippi, No. 18-1259 (S. Ct. April 22, 2021) (available here), and then I rounded up a few days later in this post some notable initial critical commentary. Just over a week later, I have seen a number of additional notable takes on the ruling, and here is another abridged round up:
From Andrew Cohen, “Supreme Court: Let’s Make It Easier for Judges to Send Teenagers to Die in Prison“
From Brandon Garrett, “Justices’ Life Sentence Ruling Is A Step Back For Youth Rights“
From Jack Karp, “Jones Marks Shift In High Court’s Juvenile Justice Rulings“
From Marc Levin, “Supreme Court Puts Onus on Lawmakers to Provide Second Chances for Kids“
From Christine Sarteschi and Daniel Pollack, “Life Without Parole for Minors: The Supreme Court and the Statistics“
From Beth Schwartzapfel, “Supreme Court Conservatives Just Made It Easier to Sentence Kids to Life in Prison“
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