Perspectives:
A Just Alternative to Sentencing Youth to Life in Prison Without the Possibility of Parole
Jody Kent, Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth & Beth Colgan, Columbia Legal Services
American Constitution Society–Issue Brief
March 9, 2010
Dead Kids Walking
Robert Johnson & Sonia Tabriz
February 3, 2010
Death by incarceration as a cruel and unusual punishment when applied to juveniles
Robert Johnson & Sonia Tabriz
University of Maryland Law Journal of Race, Religion, Gender and Class. 9 (2) 30-47.
2010
International Resources:
The Juvenile Life Without Parole International Resource Guide and Brief Bank, created by the University of San Francisco Center for Law and Global Justice in collaboration with the National Juvenile Defender Center, assists juvenile defenders and justice advocates challenge juvenile life without parole sentences. This site provides access to international legal materials, state laws, and appellate briefs that can be downloaded and printed, along with information on legal experts and links to relevant news.
U. S. Juvenile and Criminal Justice Violations of International Human Rights Treaties
A report submitted by the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth, the Drug Policy Alliance, Justice Now and the Sentencing Project. This report was submitted for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), an evaluation of UN members’ compliance with their treaty obligations.
National Reports:
Healing Invisible Wounds: Why Investing in Trauma-Informed Care for Children Makes Sense
Justice Policy Institute
July 2010
A just alternative to sentencing youth to life in prison without the possibility of parole
American Constitution Society for Law & Policy
March 2010
Juvenile Life without Parole for Non-Homicide Offences: Florida Comapred to Nation
Florida State University
September 2009
Juvenile justice: Life without parole sentences
Congressional Research Services
September 2009
Position paper to the American Bar Association, JLWOP in the United States
Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth
July 2009
From time out to hard time: Young children in the adult criminal justice system
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas
July 2009
Youth violence myths and realities: A tale of three cities
National Council on Crime and Delinquency
February 2009
Cruel & unusual: Sentencing 13 and 14 year old children to die in prison
Equal Justice Initiative
November 2007
Sentencing our children to die in prison
Center for Law & Global Justice, University of San Francisco School of Law
November 2007
The consequences aren’t minor: The impact of trying youth as adults and strategies for reform
The Campaign for Youth Justice
March 2007
Juvenile life without parole project: Using international law and advocacy to give children a second chance
ACLU Michigan
June 2007
And justice for some: Differential treatment of youth of color in the justice system
National Council on Crime and Delinquency
January 2007
The dangers of detention: The impact of incarcerating youth in detention and other secure facilities
Justice Policy Institute
November 2006
The rest of their lives: Life without parole for child offenders in the United States
Amnesty International & Human Rights Watch
2005
I don’t want another kid to die: Families of victims murdered by juveniles oppose juvenile executions
Murdered Victims’ Families for Reconciliation
2004
