Only 13 out of 28 states have complied with a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court ruling to abolish mandatory life sentences without parole for juveniles, a report released this week by the Sentencing Project finds. A majority of states have done nothing to pursue statutory reform, while others use loopholes to continue sentencing minors to long-term
Many Juveniles Still Illegally Sentenced to Life Without Parole
Black youth most often receive longer terms.