Life Without Parole

Articles

April 18, 2025

Another State Restricts Life Sentences for Young Adults

 Daniel Nichanian,
April 15, 2025

In North Carolina, Juvenile Lifers See a Pathway to Freedom

 Phillip Vance Smith II,
March 12, 2024

Pennsylvania Reckons with Its Draconian Laws on Life Imprisonment

 Victoria Law,
February 2, 2024

A Wave of States Reduce “Death by Incarceration” for Young Adults 

 Daniel Nichanian,
November 28, 2023

In Alabama, an “Out of Control Board” Cuts Chances for Parole

 Lauren Gill,
June 29, 2023

“Just an Opportunity to Come Home”

 Daniel Nichanian,
August 12, 2022

Michigan Supreme Court Restricts “Cruel” Treatment of Youth in Run of Major Decisions

 Chris Geidner,
March 17, 2022

Waiting for a Second Look

 Will Lennon,
February 16, 2022

New Pardon Board Official Wants to Expand Clemency in Pennsylvania, Where Thousands Are Sentenced to Die in Prison

 Daniel Nichanian,
February 9, 2022

Vacancies and Zombie Commissioners Leave Opening for Parole Reform in New York

 Nick Pinto,
April 28, 2021

Some Manhattan D.A. Candidates Draw A Line Against Life in Prison Sentences

 Sam Mellins,
April 13, 2021

Maryland Bans Sentencing Children to Life Without Parole

 Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg,
March 17, 2021

Landmark Rulings Show ‘Untapped Potential’ of State Courts To Advance Civil Rights

 Daniel Nichanian,
January 13, 2021

Ohio Will No Longer Sentence Kids to Life Without Parole

 Daniel Nichanian,
Virginia's State Capitol
February 24, 2020

Virginia Makes All Children Eligible for Parole, a Major Shift for This Punitive State

 Daniel Nichanian,
February 28, 2019

Reformers Target Life Imprisonment and Sentences of Life Without Parole

 Daniel Nichanian,