A federal appeals court Tuesday rejected a constitutional challenge to the state’s parole system by inmates who were sent to prison decades ago for crimes they committed as juveniles. A three-judge ...

— -- WASHINGTON - Juveniles convicted of murder can't be automatically sentenced to life in prison without parole, a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday. The 5-4 ruling, involving two 14-year ...

Paul Carter, 46, was serving life in prison without parole but was resentenced to 40 to 60 years in prison in a 1995 killing.

In December, Ethan Crumbley was sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing four students and injuring others at Oxford High School. It could be the last of its kind. Last spring, Michigan ...

A man sentenced to life in prison for a murder he committed at age 16 will eventually have the chance to walk out of prison ...

Earlier this year, the Louisiana Legislature was tasked with enforcing U.S. Supreme Court rulings mandating that children be sentenced to life in prison in only "rare" and "uncommon" instances. Now, ...

The Elbert P. Tuttle U.S. Courthouse in Atlanta, home of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. (Photo via Eoghanacht/Wikipedia Commons) ATLANTA (CN) — Juvenile offenders sentenced to life in prison with ...

TALLAHASSEE — A federal appeals court Tuesday rejected a constitutional challenge to the state’s parole system by inmates who were sent to prison decades ago for crimes they committed as juveniles. A ...